They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 25:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Job 1:10 Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Exodus 14:22 The children of Israel went into the middle of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
- Zechariah 2:5 For I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.
- Jeremiah 15:20 I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall. They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you,” says Yahweh.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 25:16 They were a wall unto us both…
1Sa 25:16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Ver. 16. They were a wall unto us.] A guard against unreasonable men and wild beasts; and therefore we owe them maintenance.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain A wall, i.e. a defence against wild beasts, and…
A wall, i.e. a defence against wild beasts, and robbers, and enemies.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain They were a wall unto us both by night…
They were a wall unto us both by night and day,.... Protecting and defending them against the Philistines, who, as they robbed the threshing floors of Keilah, would have plundered the flocks of Nabal; or it may be rather against the incursions of the Arabs in the wilderness of Paran, the posterity of Ishmael, who lived by plunder, and against the wild beasts of the desert, who otherwise would have carried off many of their sheep and lambs, by night or by day:
all the while we were with them keeping the sheep; all which showed how reasonable it was that Nabal should have used them well, and given them a portion of his entertainment at his sheep shearing; for had it not been for them, he would not have had so many sheep to shear as he had.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A wall - To protect them from the attacks…
A wall - To protect them from the attacks of the Bedouins, etc. They had been as safe with David’s men around them as if they had been dwelling in a walled town.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. A wall unto us both by night and…
16. A wall unto us both by night and day — This shows that David used his men not for purposes of plunder, but for the protection of the helpless. The son of Jesse therefore had a just claim on Nabal for the services he had rendered him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. a wall unto us] A defence against the…
16. a wall unto us] A defence against the predatory tribes of the desert. See Job_1:15; Job_1:17.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They were a wall
They were a wall
David's men were like a wall around a city that protects the people in the city from their enemies. (See: Metaphor)
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evil is plotted against our master
The speaker is careful not to name the one plotting the evil. This can be translated in active form. AT: "someone is plotting to do evil things to our master" (See: Active or Passive)
our master
The speaker speaks of David as if David were another person to show that he respects David. AT: "you" (See: Pronouns)
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evil
lord
house
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