2 Samuel 3:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now 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.

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  • 1 Kgs 14:30 : 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
  • 2 Sam 2:17 : 17 And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.
  • Eph 6:12 : 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
  • Rev 6:2 : 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse: and he who sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering and to conquer.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
  • 1 Kgs 15:16 : 16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
  • 1 Kgs 15:32 : 32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
  • Esth 6:13 : 13 And Haman told 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 is of the seed of the Jews, before whom you have begun to fall, you shall not prevail against him, but shall surely fall before him.
  • Job 8:7 : 7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 The righteous also shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
  • Ps 45:3-5 : 3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty. 4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you awesome things. 5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under you.
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength to strength, each one appears before God in Zion.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no trace of them was found: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.
  • Matt 10:35-36 : 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a man's enemies will be those of his own household.

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  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
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    7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

    8And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 18:29-30
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    29And Saul was yet more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

    30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, when they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52There was fierce war against the Philistines throughout the days of Saul. When Saul saw any strong or valiant man, he took him into his service.

  • 1 Chr 11:9-10
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    9So David grew greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him.

    10These are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15Moreover, the Philistines had war again with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10To transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Sam 17:14
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    14David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
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    31When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

    32David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

    33Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
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    10And David went on and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
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    3And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.

  • 2 Sam 3:17-18
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    17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, You sought for David in times past to be king over you.

    18Now then do it, for the LORD has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
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    16And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David in the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
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    12And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.

    13Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

  • 2 Sam 2:7
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    7Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
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    9And Saul eyed David from that day forward.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
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    17And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
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    12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

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    39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The LORD shall reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.

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    5And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

  • 1 Chr 12:1
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    1Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he kept himself hidden because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You shall do great things, and also shall still prevail." So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
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    3Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 3:2
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    2And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

  • 1 Chr 19:19
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    19And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants; neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon anymore.

  • 1 Sam 14:47
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    47So Saul established his reign over Israel and fought against all his enemies on every side: Moab, the children of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines; wherever he turned, he harassed them.

  • 1 Sam 18:17
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    17And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as your wife: only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 2:10-11
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    10Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

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  • 2 Sam 5:3
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    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, This is what David spoke.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  • 1 Sam 19:1
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    1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

  • 1 Sam 31:3
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    3The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was critically wounded by the archers.

  • 2 Sam 21:1
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    1In the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year, and David sought the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he killed the Gibeonites.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
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    7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

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    3You know how David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars that surrounded him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

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    12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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    1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.