1 Samuel 30 · Verse 25

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.
1 Samuel 30:25, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:25 in other translations

BSBAnd so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
WEBIt was so from that day forward that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
ASVAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd it was so from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
BBEAnd so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.
WebsterAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

What does 1 Samuel 30:25 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 Num 31:27; Jos 22:8; and the note on this latter verse. Unto this day - This is another indication that this book was composed long after the facts it commemorates. See the hypothesis in the preface.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:21-31

What God gives us, he designs we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who delight in putting hardships upon their brethren, and care not who is starved, so that they may be fed to the full. David was generous and kind to all his friends. Those who consider the Lord as the Giver of their abundance, will dispose of it with fairness and liberality.

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1 Samuel 30:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.Yomfrom the dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahand on -wardsH4605
וַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haand he made itH7760
לְחֹ֤קle.Chokinto a statuteH2706
וּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.Patand into a judgmentH4941
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'Elfor IsraelH3478
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \פha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
forward. Heb. and forward.
16:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 30:24

    For 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 30:26

    And 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;

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1 Samuel 30:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y desde aquel día en adelante fué esto puesto por ley y ordenanza en Israel, hasta hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il en fut ainsi depuis ce jour-là et dans la suite, et on l’établit comme statut et comme ordonnance en Israël, jusqu’à ce jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so geschah es von jenem Tage an und hinfort; und er machte es zur Satzung und zum Recht für Israel bis auf diesen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est hoc ex die illa et deinceps, constitutum et præfinitum, et quasi lex in Israël usque in diem hanc.