2 Samuel 3:1 meaning and explanation
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
2 Samuel 3:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator steps back to summarize the long civil war that followed Saul's death, when Israel was divided between the house of Saul, led by his son Ish-bosheth and the general Abner, and the house of David, who reigned over Judah from Hebron. The verse states the outcome in advance: David grew stronger and stronger while Saul's house grew weaker and weaker.
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