2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: David prospering and growing always stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul decaying daily.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess:
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:17And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
2 Samuel 5:10dummy verses inserted by amos
1 Kings 14:30And there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam always.
1 Kings 15:32And there was war between Asa and Baasa the king of Israel all their days.
Esther 6:13And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight.
Job 17:9And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1
The battle between Joab and Abner did not end the controversy between the two houses of Saul and David, but it is in this chapter working towards a period. Here is, I. The gradual advance of David's interest, ver. 1 . II. The building up of his family, ver. 2-5 . III. Abner's quarrel with Ish-bosheth, and his treaty with David, ver. 6-12 . IV. The preliminaries settled, ver. 13-16 . V. Abner's undertaking and attempt to bring Israel over to David, ver. 17-21 . VI. The treacherous murder of Abner by Joab, when he… Read the whole commentary →