2 Samuel 3:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And the fighting between the house of Sha’ul and the house of Dawiḏ

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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

“And I put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed. He shall crush your head, and you shall crush His heel.”

2 Samuel 2:17

And the battle was fierce that day, and Aḇ

2 Samuel 2:28

Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 22:44

“And You deliver me from the strivings of my people, You safeguard me as the head of the nations; A people I have not known serve me.

2 Samuel 3:6

And it came to be, while there was fighting between the house of Sha’ul and the house of Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 5:10

And Dawiḏ

1 Kings 14:30

And there was fighting between Reḥ

1 Kings 15:16

And there was fighting between Asa and Baʽ

1 Kings 15:32

And there was fighting between Asa and Baʽ

1 Chronicles 11:9

And Dawiḏ

1 Chronicles 3:1

And these were the sons of Dawiḏ

Esther 6:13

And when Haman related to his wife Zeresh and all his friends all that had befallen him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordeḵ

Esther 9:4

For Mordeḵ

Job 17:9

And the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands becomes stronger and stronger.

Job 8:7

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.

Psalm 18:43

You deliver me from the strivings of the people, You set me at the head of the nations; A people I have not known serve me.

Psalm 46:9

Causing all fighting to cease, Unto the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the chariot with fire.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength, Appearing before Elohim in Tsiyon.

Galatians 5:17

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. And these are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you desire to do.

Ephesians 6:12

Because we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual matters of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Revelation 6:2

And I looked and saw a white horse , and he who sat on it holding a bow. And a crown was given to him, and he went out overcoming and to overcome.