2 Samuel 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 3:1 ASV — 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.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And 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.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There was then long warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid: but Dauid waxed stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker.”

2 Samuel 3:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 3:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 3

1 La guerre dura longtemps entre la maison de Saül et la maison de David. David devenait de plus en plus fort, et la maison de Saül allait en s’affaiblissant.

2 Il naquit à David des fils à Hébron. Son premier-né fut Amnon, d’Achinoam de Jizreel;

3 le second, Kileab, d’Abigaïl de Carmel, femme de Nabal; le troisième, Absalom, fils de Maaca, fille de Talmaï, roi de Gueschur;

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What Does 2 Samuel 3:1 Mean?

2 Samuel 3:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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