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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 25:16 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 14:22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
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