1 Samuel 25:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:16 — KJV
“They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.”
— 1 Samuel 25:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:16 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 25:16
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:16: night, day, while
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:16: both, night, day
“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:16: night, day, while
“Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:16: wall, night, day
“Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:16: both, night, day
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