1 Samuel 30:25
23 Then 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.
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.
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
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;
27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in 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.