2 Samuel 3:1

And the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was prolonged,—and, David, waxed stronger and stronger, and, the house of Saul, became weaker and weaker.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 there were born unto David, sons, in Hebron,—and it came to press that—His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:17So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day,—and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.

2 Samuel 5:10And David went on and on waxing great,—Yahweh, God of hosts, being with him.

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

1 Kings 15:32And there was, war, between Asa and Baasha king of Israel, all their days.

Esther 6:13And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife, and unto all his friends, everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men, and Zeresh his wife, unto him, If, of the seed of the Jews, is Mordecai before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt, utterly fall, before him.

Job 17:9That the righteous may hold on his way, and, the clean of hands, increase in strength.

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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