1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:25
“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 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:25 Context
22Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. 26And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 28And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
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Translation Details for 1 Samuel 30:25
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
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Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 30:25
30:23 My brethren - He useth his authority to over - rule them; but manageth it with all sweetness, tho' they were such wicked and unreasonable men, calling them brethren; not only as of the same nation and religion with him, but as his fellow - soldiers. What God hath freely imparted to us, we should not unkindly and injuriously withhold from our brethren.
30:24 Part alike - A prudent and equitable constitution, and therefore practiced by the Romans, as Polybius and others note. The reason of it is manifest; because they were exposed to hazards, as well as their brethren: and were a reserve to whom they might retreat in case of a defeat; and they were now in actual service, and in the station in which their general had placed them.
30:26 Elders of Judah - Partly in gratitude for their former favours to him: and partly, in policy, to engage their affections to him.
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute, and an ordinance for Israel, vnto this day.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.
- Basic English Bible
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- Darby 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.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.
- English Revised Version
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- World English Bible