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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
And 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.
And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy