2 Samuel 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now there was long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker.”
2 Samuel 3:1 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. ”
2 Samuel 3:1 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and <FI>is<Fi> strong, and the house of Saul are going on and <FI>are<Fi> weak.”
2 Samuel 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker. ”
2 Samuel 3:1 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There was then long warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid: but Dauid waxed stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker.”
2 Samuel 3:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 3:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 3
1 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.
2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
What Does 2 Samuel 3:1 Mean?
2 Samuel 3:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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