2 Samuel 3:1
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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long war

1 Kings 14:30
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

1 Kings 15:16, 32
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days. . . .

between

Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

Psalm 45:3-5
Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor. . . .

Matthew 10:35, 36
For I have come to turn 'A man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. . . .

Galatians 5:17
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to one another, so that you do not do what you want.

Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

David waxed

2 Samuel 2:17
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

Esther 6:13
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him--for surely you will fall before him."

Job 8:7
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will be full of prosperity.

Job 17:9
Yet the righteous will hold to his way, and the one with clean hands will grow stronger.

Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

Proverbs 4:18, 19
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. . . .

Daniel 2:34, 35, 44, 45
While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. . . .

Revelation 6:2
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider had a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was long and drawn out, with David growing stronger and the house of Saul becoming weaker.

International Standard Version
After this, a state of protracted war existed between Saul's dynasty and David's dynasty, and the dynasty of David continued to grow and become strong while the dynasty of Saul continued to grow weaker.

NET Bible
However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.
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