1-samuel 30:25

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.

Webster's Revision

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.

Clarke's 1-samuel 30:25 Bible Commentary

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.

Unto this day - This is another indication that this book was composed long after the facts it commemorates. See the hypothesis in the preface.