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1 Samuel 30:25

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What does 1 Samuel 30:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
1 Samuel 30:25 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.
23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
24And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26And 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 Jehovah:
27To them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir,
28and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And it was [so] from that day forward, etc.] Or “upwards” f562, of old, formerly; and so may refer either to what was done at the war with Midian, (<043127>Numbers 31:27); or in the times of Abraham, (<011423>Genesis 14:23,24); and so Jarchi observes, it is not said, “henceforward”, but “upwards”, it being a statute and custom in the days of Abraham; the same he notes on (<011424>Genesis 14:24); where he, David, learnt this from thence; though Josephus f563 is express for it, that this law obtained from the time of David; and such was his authority, though as yet not king, but a wise and just commander: that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day; it appeared so…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“forward: Heb. and forward, Sa1 16:13 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 30:26”
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