1 Samuel 25:16 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 25:16

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

David demands not what he wanted as a debt, either by way of tribute as he was a king, or by way of contribution as he was a general, but asks it as a boon to a friend, that was his humble servant. David's servants delivered their message faithfully and very handsomely, not doubting but to go back well laden with provisions.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
חוֹמָה֙	cho.Mah	a wall	H2346 →
הָי֣וּ	ha.Yu	they were	H1961 →
עָלֵ֔ינוּ	'a.Lei.nu	with us	H5921 →
גַּם־	gam-	both	H1571 →
לַ֖יְלָה	Lay.lah	night	H3915 →
גַּם־	gam-	as well as	H1571 →
יוֹמָ֑ם	yo.Mam	by day	H3119 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
יְמֵ֛י	ye.Mei	[the] days of	H3117 →
הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ	he.yo.Te.nu	being we	H1961 →
עִמָּ֖ם	'i.Mam	with them	H5973 →
רֹעִ֥ים	ro.'Im	shepherding	H7462 →
הַצֹּֽאן׃	ha.Tzon	the flock	H6629 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Job 1:10
Have 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…
leads to
- Psalms 34:7
  The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Zechariah 2:5
  For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- 1 Peter 1:5
  who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Through
Zechariah 2:5
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
leads to
- Isaiah 4:5
  Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there…
- Zechariah 9:8
  But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
- Psalms 3:3
  But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Isaiah 60:18–19
  No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Revelation 21:23
  And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Samuel