1 Samuel 30:25
23 But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
24 Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
26 When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
27 He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
- KJV
- And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
- WEB
- It was so from that day forward that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- ASV
- And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
- DARBY
- And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- BLB
- And it came to pass from that day forward that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- ÅB
- Og slik ble det fra den dag og fremover - han gjorde dette til lov og rett i Israel, slik som det er den dag idag.
- OTB
- Fra den dagen av ble det fastsatt som en lov og en forordning for Israel.
- B1930
- Og således blev det fra den dag og fremover - han gjorde dette til lov og rett i Israel, således som det er den dag idag.