So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Parallel translations
- WEB It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- KJV And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
- BSB And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
- NASB So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
- NLT From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.
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Quick answer
David's ruling becomes a lasting statute and ordinance in Israel. A moment of grace is enshrined as enduring law.
Overview
What began as a wise response to a dispute is established as a permanent practice 'to this day.' The verse shows David already exercising a king's role in shaping just and equitable custom for Israel. His statute reflects God's own pattern of distributing grace generously rather than according to human measures of merit.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- 1 Sam 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
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