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Green's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:25

And it was so , from that day and forward he commanded it for a statute and for 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.
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

21 And David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to go after David, and whom they caused to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and to meet the people with him. And David came up to the people, and askedthem of their peace. 22 And every evil and worthless man of the men who had gone with David answered, and they said, Because they did not go with me, we will not give to them from the plunder which we have delivered, except to each man his wife and his sons. And letthem take them and go. 23 And David said, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Jehovah has given to us. And He has protected us, and has given the troop which came against us into our hand. 24 And who will listen to you in this thing? For as the portion of him who goes down to battle, so shall be his share who remains by the baggage. They shall share together. 25 And it was so , from that day and forward he commanded it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel to this day. 26 And David came to Ziklag. And he sent of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold, a blessing for you of the plunder of the enemies of Jehovah; 27 to those in Bethel, and to those in Ramoth of the Negeb, and to those in Jattir, 28 and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa, 29 and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites, 30 and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chorashan, and to those 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 when Jehovah had left off speaking to Abraham, He was finished. And Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 24:54
And they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him; and they stayed the night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.
Genesis 24:56
And he said to them, Do not delay me, for Jehovah has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.
Genesis 26:3
Reside in this land, and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your seed I will give all these lands. And I will cause to rise My oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
Genesis 28:13
And, behold, Jehovah stood above it and said, I am Jehovah the God of your father Abraham, and the God of Isaac; the land on which you are lying, I will give it to you and to your seed.
Genesis 28:15
And, behold, I will be with you and will guard you in every place in which you may go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have surely done that which I have spoken to you.
Genesis 30:4
And she gave her slave-girl Bilhah to him for a wife. And Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah conceived and bore a son to Jacob.
Genesis 30:6
And Rachel said, God has judged and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. So she called his name Dan.
Genesis 30:7
And Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl, conceived again, and bore 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.


 
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