2 Samuel 3:1

And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and the house of David grew continually stronger; but the house of Saul grew continually weaker.

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In The King James Version

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

In Context

2And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:17And the battle was very severe on that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were worsted before the servants of David.

2 Samuel 5:10And David advanced and became great, and the Lord Almighty was with him.

1 Kings 14:30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Job 17:9But let the faithful hold on his own way, 1 And let him that is pure of hands take courage. 1

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 →

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