1 Samuel 25:16
King James Version (KJV)
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
In context
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 railed on 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 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 household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man 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 every translation
- KJV King James Version
- They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
- WEB World English Bible
- They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.
- DBY Darby Translation
- They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.
- WBS Webster Bible
- They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.