1 Samuel 25:16 - Printer Friendly

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

NIV: Night and day they were a wall around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.

NASB: They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them tending the sheep.

CSB: They were a wall around us, both day and night, the entire time we were with them herding the sheep.

NLT: In fact, day and night they were like a wall of protection to us and the sheep.

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

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

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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