1 Samuel 30:25

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.

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 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.

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 And David came unto the two hundred men, who had been too wearied to follow David, and whom they had suffered to remain at the ravine of Besor, - and they came forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him, and when David came near unto the people, they enquired of his success. ²² Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said - Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued, - save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go. ²³ Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, - with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. ²⁴ Who indeed, could hearken unto you, in this mutter? Surely, like the share of him that went down into the battle, even, so, shall be the share of him that remained by the stores - alike, shall they share. ²⁵ 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. ²⁶ And, when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil, unto the elders of Judah, unto his friends, saying, - Lo! for you, a blessing, out of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh: ²⁷ to them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in Ramoth of the South, and to them who were in Jattir, ²⁸ and to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa, ²⁹ and to them who were in Racal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites, ³⁰ and to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Cor-ashan, and to them 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
And Yahweh went his way, when he had made an end. of speaking unto Abraham, - Abraham, also returned to his place.

Genesis 24:54
And they did eat and drink he, and the men who were with him, and they tarried the night, - and when they arose in the morning, he said Let me go unto my lord!

Genesis 24:56
And he said unto them, Do not hinder me, when, Yahweh, hath prospered my journey, - Let me go, that I may take my journey unto my lord!

Genesis 26:3
Sojourn in this land, that I may be with thee and bless thee, - for, to thee, and to thy seed, will I give all these lands, So will I establish the oath which I sware to Abraham thy father;

Genesis 28:13
and lo! Yahweh, standing by him, - and he said, I, am Yahweh, God of Abraham thy father and God of Isaac, - The land whereon, thou, art lying, to thee, will I give it and to thy seed;

Genesis 28:15
Lo! then, I, am with thee, so will I keep thee in every place whithersoever thou mayest go, and will bring thee back unto this soil, - For I will not forsake thee until I have done that of which I have spoken to thee.

Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid, to wife, - and Jacob went in unto her;

Genesis 30:5
and Bilhah conceived, and bare unto Jacob a son;

Genesis 30:6
and Rachel said God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name Dan.

Genesis 30:7
And Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare a second son to Jacob.

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.