2 Samuel 3:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and `is' strong, and the house of Saul are going on and `are' weak.

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  • 1 Kgs 14:30 : 30 And war hath been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days;
  • 2 Sam 2:17 : 17 and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will -- these ye may not do;
  • Eph 6:12 : 12 because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;
  • Rev 6:2 : 2 and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
  • 1 Kgs 15:16 : 16 And war hath been between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days,
  • 1 Kgs 15:32 : 32 And war hath been between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
  • Esth 6:13 : 13 and Haman recounteth to Zeresh his wife, and to all his friends, all that hath met him, and his wise men say to him, and Zeresh his wife, `If Mordecai `is' of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou art not able for him, but dost certainly fall before him.'
  • Job 8:7 : 7 And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
  • Ps 45:3-5 : 3 Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty! 4 As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things. 5 Thine arrows `are' sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king.
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established, 19 The way of the wicked `is' as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 Thou wast looking till that a stone hath been cut out without hands, and it hath smitten the image on its feet, that `are' of iron and of clay, and it hath broken them small; 35 then broken small together have been the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, and they have been as chaff from the summer threshing-floor, and carried them away hath the wind, and no place hath been found for them: and the stone that smote the image hath become a great mountain, and hath filled all the land.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 `And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed -- to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age. 45 Because that thou hast seen that out of the mountain cut hath been a stone without hands, and it hath beaten small the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king that which `is' to be after this; and the dream `is' true, and its interpretation stedfast.
  • Matt 10:35-36 : 35 for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, 36 and the enemies of a man are those of his household.

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  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6And it cometh to pass, in the war being between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner hath been strengthening himself in the house of Saul,

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
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    75%

    7And Jonathan calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth to him all these words, and Jonathan bringeth in David unto Saul, and he is before him as heretofore.

    8And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

  • 1 Sam 18:29-30
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    29and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

    30And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.

  • 1 Chr 11:9-10
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    9And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts `is' with him.

    10And these `are' heads of the mighty ones whom David hath, who are strengthening themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause him to reign, according to the word of Jehovah, over Israel.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15And again have the Philistines war with Israel, and David goeth down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary,

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    73%

    10to cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba.'

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,

  • 1 Sam 17:14
    73%

    14And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
    3 verses
    73%

    31And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

    32and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

    33And Saul saith unto David, `Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a youth thou `art', and he a man of war from his youth.'

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    72%

    10and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with him.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
    72%

    3And David taketh again wives in Jerusalem, and David begetteth again sons and daughters;

  • 2 Sam 3:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, `Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,

    18and now, do `it', for Jehovah hath spoken of David saying, By the hand of David my servant -- to save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    71%

    16And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
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    71%

    12And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

    13and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

  • 2 Sam 2:7
    71%

    7and now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. `is' dead, and also -- me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.'

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
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    9and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    71%

    17and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
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    12And David `is' son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name `is' Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

  • 2 Sam 3:39
    70%

    39and I to-day `am' tender, and an anointed king: and these men, sons of Zeruiah, `are' too hard for me; Jehovah doth recompense to the doer of the evil according to his evil.'

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    70%

    1And these `are' those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they `are' among the mighty ones, helping the battle,

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25And Saul saith unto David, `Blessed `art' thou, my son David, also working thou dost work, and also prevailing thou dost prevail.' And David goeth on his way, and Saul hath turned back to his place.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
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    3And all the elders of Israel come in unto the king to Hebron, and David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 3:2
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    2And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

  • 1 Chr 19:19
    70%

    19And the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.

  • 1 Sam 14:47
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    47and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel, and he fighteth round about against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines, and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex `them'.

  • 1 Sam 18:17
    70%

    17And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    70%

    57And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand;

  • 2 Sam 2:10-11
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    10A son of forty years, `is' Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

    11And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
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    3And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.'

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'

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    17And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;

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    1And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

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    3And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;

  • 2 Sam 21:1
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    1And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, `For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'

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    7And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
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    3`Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
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    12and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:1
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    1And strengthen himself doth Solomon son of David over his kingdom, and Jehovah his God `is' with him, and maketh him exceedingly great.