1 Samuel 25:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Samuel 25:16 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 25:16 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Samuel 25:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Samuel 25:16 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They were as a wall vnto vs both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping sheepe.”

1 Samuel 25:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 25

14 E um dos criados deu aviso a Abigail mulher de Nabal, dizendo: Eis que Davi enviou mensageiros do deserto que saudassem a nosso amo, e ele os insultou.

15 Mas aqueles homens nos foram muito bons, e nunca nos maltrataram, nem nenhuma coisa nos faltou em todo aquele tempo que convivido com eles, enquanto estivemos no campo.

16 Eles nos foram por muro de dia e de noite, todos os dias que estivemos com eles apascentando as ovelhas.

17 Agora, pois, entende e olha o que farás, porque o mal está de todo decidido contra nosso amo e contra toda sua casa: pois ele é um homem tão mau, que não há quem podia falar-lhe.

18 Então Abigail tomou logo duzentos pães, e dois odres de vinho, e cinco ovelhas guisadas, e cinco medidas de grão tostado, e cem cachos de uvas passas, e duzentos pães de figos secos, e carregou-o em asnos;

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:16 Mean?

1 Samuel 25:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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