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1 Samuel 30:25

And it has been so from that day forward. David established this policy as a law and an ordinance for Israel and it still continues today.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Spoil;   Ziklag;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Booty;   David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Esdraelon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   Ziklag ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forward;   Ordinance;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ziklag;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Yisra'el to this day.
King James Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Lexham English Bible
So from that day and beyond, he made it a rule and a regulation for Israel until this day.
English Standard Version
And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day.
New Century Version
David made this an order and rule for Israel, which continues even today.
New English Translation
From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.
Amplified Bible
So from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New American Standard Bible
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So from that day forward hee made it a statute and a lawe in Israel, vntill this day.
Legacy Standard Bible
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and a judgment for Israel to this day.
Contemporary English Version
David made this a law for Israel, and it has been the same ever since.
Complete Jewish Bible
It has been that way from that day on; he established it as a ruling for Isra'el to this day.
Darby Translation
And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Easy-to-Read Version
David made this an order and rule for Israel. This rule continues even today.
George Lamsa Translation
And it was so from that day forward that David made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel even to this day.
Good News Translation
David made this a rule, and it has been followed in Israel ever since.
Literal Translation
And it was so , from that day and forward he commanded it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From that tyme forth hath this bene an ordinaunce & lawe in Israel vnto this daye.
American Standard Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Bible in Basic English
And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so from that day forward, was that made a statute and lawe in Israel, vnto this day,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
King James Version (1611)
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute, and an ordinance for Israel, vnto this day.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.
English Revised Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.
Berean Standard Bible
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this was maad a constitucioun and doom fro that dai and afterward, and as a lawe in Israel til in to this dai.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass from that day and forward, that he appointeth it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Update Bible Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
World English Bible
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New King James Version
So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New Living Translation
From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.
New Life Bible
He made it a law for Israel from that day to this.
New Revised Standard
From that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel; it continues to the present day.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

Contextual Overview

21When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him and had been left at the Wadi Besor, they came out to meet him and to meet the troops with him. When David approached the men, he greeted them, 22but all the corrupt and worthless men among those who had gone with David argued, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give any of the plunder we recovered to them except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.” 23But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and handed over to us the raiders who came against us. 24Who can agree to your proposal? The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally.” 25And it has been so from that day forward. David established this policy as a law and an ordinance for Israel and it still continues today.26When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.” 27He sent gifts to those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negev, and in Jattir; 28to those in Aroer, in Siphmoth, and in Eshtemoa; 29to those in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites; 30to those in Hormah, in Bor-ashan, and in Athach;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forward: Heb. and forward, 1 Samuel 16:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:14 - by an ordinance Exodus 27:21 - a statute for ever Numbers 15:15 - an ordinance Numbers 27:11 - a statute Numbers 31:27 - two parts Joshua 4:9 - and they are there Esther 9:27 - and upon their seed

Cross-References

Genesis 18:33
When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 24:54
Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night.
Genesis 24:56
But he responded to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”
Genesis 26:3
stay in this land as an alien, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Genesis 28:13
The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.
Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Genesis 30:4
So Rachel gave her slave Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.
Genesis 30:5
Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:6
Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,” so she named him Dan.
Genesis 30:7
Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it was [so] from that day forward,.... Or "upwards" x, of old, formerly; and so may refer either to what was done at the war with Midian, Numbers 31:27; or in the times of Abraham, Genesis 14:23; and so Jarchi observes, it is not said, "henceforward", but "upwards", it being a statute and custom in the days of Abraham; the same he notes on Genesis 14:24; where he, David, learnt this from thence; though Josephus y is express for it, that this law obtained from the time of David; and such was his authority, though as yet not king, but a wise and just commander:

that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day; it appeared so reasonable and equitable, that it was always regarded and attended to.

x ומעלה "et supra", Pagninus, Montanus; "et jam olim", Tigurine version. y Antiqu. l. 6. c, 14. sect. 6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:25. He made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel — Nothing could be more just and proper than this law: he who stays at home to defend house and property, has an equal right to the booty taken by those who go out to the war. There was a practice of this kind among the Israelites long before this time; see Numbers 31:27; Joshua 22:8; and the note on this latter verse. Joshua 22:8.

Unto this day. — This is another indication that this book was composed long after the facts it commemorates. See the hypothesis in the preface.


 
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