16they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.


In Context

13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he flew upon them.

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:

16 they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.

18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

1 Samuel 25:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Night and day they were a wall around us all the time we were herding our sheep near them.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:16they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:16They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.