They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsthey were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.
They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy