Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
16. a wall unto us ] A defence against the predatory tribes of the desert. See Job 1:15; Job 1:17.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
A wall – To protect them from the attacks of the Bedouins, etc. They had been as safe with Davids men around them as if they had been dwelling in a walled town.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
A wall, i.e. a defence against wild beasts, and robbers, and enemies.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
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.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
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.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
a wall: Exo 14:22, Job 1:10, Jer 15:20, Zec 2:5
Reciprocal: 1Sa 22:2 – a captain 1Sa 25:7 – we hurt Psa 38:20 – render