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2 Samuel 3:1

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And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which [was in] Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.	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.	And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now there was long^H752 war^H4421 between the house^H1004 of Saul^H7586 and the house^H1004 of David^H1732: but David^H1732 waxed^H1980 stronger^H2390 and stronger^H2390, and the house^H1004 of Saul^H7586 waxed^H1980 weaker^H1800 and weaker^H1800.

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Original Hebrew

וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲרֻכָּה בֵּין בֵּית שָׁאוּל וּבֵין בֵּית דָּוִד וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וּבֵית שָׁאוּל הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּים׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/תְּהִ֤י	va./te.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it was
הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֙	ha./mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ war
אֲרֻכָּ֔ה	'a.ru.Kah	H752	HAafsa	long
בֵּ֚ין	bein	H996	HR	between
בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	H7586	HNp	Saul
וּ/בֵ֖ין	u./Vein	H996	HC/R	and/ between
בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
וְ/דָוִד֙	ve./da.Vid	H1732	HC/Np	and/ David
הֹלֵ֣ךְ	ho.Lekh	H1980	HVqrmsa	(was) going
וְ/חָזֵ֔ק	ve./cha.Zek	H2390	HC/Aamsa	and/ strong
וּ/בֵ֥ית	u./Veit	H1004	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) house of
שָׁא֖וּל	sha.'Ul	H7586	HNp	Saul
הֹלְכִ֥ים	ho.le.Khim	H1980	HVqrmpa	(were) going
וְ/דַלִּֽים	ve./da.Lim	H1800	HC/Aampa	and/ weak

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H752 — אָרֹךְ (ʼârôk, aw-roke'): from אָרַךְ; long; long.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H1800 — דַּל (dal, dal): from דָּלַל; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin; lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
• H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
• H2390 — חָזֵק (châzêq, khaw-zake'): from חָזַק; powerful; [idiom] wax louder, stronger.
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין; a distinction; but used only as a preposition,; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• between — Genesis 3:15, Psalms 45:3-5, Matthew 10:35-36, Galatians 5:17, Ephesians 6:12
• David waxed — 2 Samuel 2:17, Esther 6:13, Job 8:7, Job 17:9, Psalms 84:7, Proverbs 4:18-19, Daniel 2:34-35, Daniel 2:44-45, Revelation 6:2
• long war — 1 Kings 14:30, 1 Kings 15:16, 1 Kings 15:32

Reciprocal references (11): Deuteronomy 33:7, Joshua 17:13, 2 Samuel 2:31, 2 Samuel 5:10, 2 Samuel 22:44, 1 Chronicles 11:9, 1 Chronicles 12:22, Esther 9:4, Psalms 18:43, Psalms 71:21, Psalms 89:23

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: WAR
• Nave’s: ISRAEL, WAR

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