2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:1

¹Now 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the war	הַמִּלְחָמָה֙	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
between	בֵּ֚ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was	וַתְּהִ֤י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
protracted	אֲרֻכָּ֔ה	’ă·ruk·kāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H752 long
And David	וְדָוִד֙	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
grew	הֹלֵ֣ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and stronger	וְחָזֵ֔ק	wə·ḥā·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2390 powerful
while the house	וּבֵ֥ית	ū·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
grew	הֹלְכִ֥ים	hō·lə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and weaker	וְדַלִּֽים׃ס	wə·ḏal·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin

Cross-references

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1 Kings 14:30 · Job 8:7 · 2 Samuel 2:17 · Proverbs 4:18–19 · Psalm 84:7 · Ephesians 6:12 · Job 17:9 · Esther 6:13 · Galatians 5:17 · 1 Kings 15:32 · Matthew 10:35–36 · 1 Kings 15:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.