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 E houve longa guerra entre a casa de Saul e a casa de Davi; mas Davi se ia fortificando, e a casa de Saul ia diminuindo.

2 E nasceram filhos a Davi em Hebrom: seu primogênito foi Amom, de Ainoã jezreelita;

3 Seu segundo Quileabe, de Abigail a mulher de Nabal, o do Carmelo; o terceiro, Absalão, filho de Maaca, filha de Talmai rei de Gesur:

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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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