1-samuel 25:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
American King James Version (AKJV)
They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
American Standard Version (ASV)
they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.
Webster's Revision
They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
World English Bible
They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
English Revised Version (ERV)
they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Barnes's 1-samuel 25:16 Bible Commentary
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.