I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
2 Samuel 3:1 - Y'all Version Bible 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: David prospering and growing always stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul decaying daily. |
I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house.
David grew greater and greater, for YHWH, the God of Armies, was with him.
Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail of Carmel;
Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not overcome him, but you will fall-fall before him.”
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
You have delivered me from the hostility of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people I had not known will serve me.
Hᴇ stops wars to the end of the earth. Hᴇ breaks the bow and shatters the spear. Hᴇ burns the chariots with the fire.
They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that y’all don’t do whatever y’all want.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavens.
I looked—and there was a white horse! The one who sat on it held a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out as a conqueror in order to conquer.