New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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It came about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
It came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֗י vay·hi
about while there was war a battle, war Noun H4421 הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה ham·mil·cha·mah,
between an interval, space between Prepostion H996 בֵּ֚ין bein
the house a house Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
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and the house a house Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֑ד da·vid;
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that Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 וְאַבְנֵ֛ר ve·'av·ner
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was making himself strong to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק mit·chaz·zek
in the house a house Noun H1004 בְּבֵ֥ית be·veit
of Saul. "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁאֽוּל׃ sha·'ul.
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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 It came about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
King James Bible It And it came about to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David David, that Abner was making made himself strong in for the house of Saul.
Hebrew Greek English It came about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.