1 Samuel 25:16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
1 Samuel 25:16 in other translations
| BSB | They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. |
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| WEB | They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. |
| ASV | they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. |
| YLT | a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock. |
| DARBY | They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep. |
| BBE | But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep. |
| Webster | They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. |
What does 1 Samuel 25:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:14-18
14-18. Then Abigail made haste--The prudence and address of Nabal's wife were the means of saving him and family from utter destruction. She acknowledged the demand of her formidable neighbors; but justly considering, that to atone for the insolence of her husband, a greater degree of liberality had become necessary, she collected a large amount of food, accompanying it with the most valued products of the country…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:12-17
God is kind to the evil and unthankful, and why may not we be so? David determined to destroy Nabal, and all that belonged to him. Is this thy voice, O David? Has he been so long in the school of affliction, where he should have learned patience, and yet is so passionate? He at other times was calm and considerate, but is put into such a heat by a few hard words, that he seeks to destroy a whole family. What are the…
1 Samuel 25:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:16
- Job 1:10
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
- Zechariah 2:5
For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 25:15
But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
- 1 Samuel 25:16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
- 1 Samuel 25:17
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
1 Samuel 25:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hannos sido por muro de día y de noche, todos los días que hemos estado con ellos apacentando las ovejas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils ont été une muraille pour nous, de nuit et de jour, tout le temps que nous avons été avec eux, faisant paître le menu bétail. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie sind eine Mauer um uns gewesen bei Nacht wie bei Tage, alle die Tage, die wir bei ihnen waren und das Kleinvieh weideten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | pro muro erant nobis tam in nocte quam in die, omnibus diebus quibus pavimus apud eos greges. |