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New King James Version

1 Samuel 30:25

So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

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

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
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 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

21 Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them. 22 Then all the wicked and worthless men [fn] of those who went with David answered and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man's wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart." 23 But David said, "My brethren, you shall not do so with what the LORD has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us. 24 For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike." 25 So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. 26 Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD"-- 27 to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir, 28 those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa, 29 those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, [fn] those who were 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
So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 24:54
And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."
Genesis 24:56
And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master."
Genesis 26:3
Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
Genesis 28:13
And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."
Genesis 30:4
Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:6
Then Rachel said, "God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore she called his name Dan. [fn]
Genesis 30:7
And Rachel's maid 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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