2 Samuel 3:1
What does 2 Samuel 3:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 3:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and <FI>is<Fi> strong, and the house of Saul are going on and <FI>are<Fi> weak.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 14:30
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
- Job 17:9
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
- Revelation 6:2
And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
- Genesis 3:15
and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Ephesians 6:12
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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