1 Samuel 25:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.”

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BSBPD

“They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 25:16 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
  2. Job 1:10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
  3. Jeremiah 15:20Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
  4. Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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