2 Samuel 3:1 - New International Reader's Version

¹ The war between Saul’s royal house and David’s royal house lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger. But the royal house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THERE WAS a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ The war between Saul’s house and David’s house was long and drawn out. David kept getting stronger, while Saul’s house kept getting weaker.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Then a long struggle occurred between the house of Saul and the house of David, with David prospering and growing ever stronger, but the house of Saul decreasing daily.

2 Samuel 3:1 Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman hate each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. Her son will crush your head. And you will bite his heel.”

2 Samuel 2:17

The fighting that day was very heavy. Abner and the Israelites lost the battle to David’s men.

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab blew a trumpet. All the troops stopped. They didn’t chase Israel anymore. They didn’t fight anymore either.

2 Samuel 22:44

“You saved me when people attacked me. You have kept me as the ruler over nations. People I didn’t know serve me now.

2 Samuel 3:6

The fighting continued between David’s royal house and Saul’s royal house. Abner gained more and more power in the royal house of Saul.

2 Samuel 5:10

David became more and more powerful. That’s because the Lord God who rules over all was with him.

1 Kings 14:30

Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.

1 Kings 15:16

There was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel. It lasted the whole time they were kings.

1 Kings 15:32

There was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel. It lasted the whole time they were kings.

1 Chronicles 11:9

David became more and more powerful. That’s because the Lord who rules over all was with him.

1 Chronicles 3:1

Here are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron. His first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.

Esther 6:13

He told his wife Zeresh everything that had happened to him. He also told all his friends. His advisers and his wife Zeresh spoke to him. They said, “Your fall from power started with Mordecai. He’s a Jew. So now you can’t stand up against him. You are going to be destroyed!”

Esther 9:4

He was well known in the palace. His fame spread all through the territories. So he became more and more important.

Job 17:9

But godly people will keep doing what is right. Those who have clean hands will grow stronger.

Job 8:7

In the past, things went well with you. But in days to come, things will get even better.

Psalm 18:43

You saved me when my own people attacked me. You made me the ruler over nations. People I didn’t know serve me now.

Psalm 46:9

He makes wars stop from one end of the earth to the other. He breaks every bow. He snaps every spear. He burns every shield with fire.

Psalm 84:7

Those people get stronger as they go along, until each of them appears in Zion, where God lives.

Galatians 5:17

The desires controlled by sin do not want what the Spirit delights in. And the Spirit does not want what the desires controlled by sin delight in. The two are at war with each other. That’s why you are not supposed to do whatever you want.

Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against human beings. It is against the rulers, the authorities and the powers of this dark world. It is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly world.

Revelation 6:2

I looked, and there in front of me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow in his hands. He was given a crown. He rode out like a hero on his way to victory.