MANNAFEST

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.

YLT

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.

DBT

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

1 SamuelThe 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

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