Translations
Modern
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
Traditional
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Literal
And it came to pass from that day forward that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Latin
Et factum est hoc ex die illa et deinceps, constitutum et præfinitum, et quasi lex in Israël usque in diem hanc.
Original
Hebrew
English
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
Notes
David generously divided the spoils among those who participated in the battle and those who were too exhausted to take part.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Glossary
David Hormah Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem Warfare