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2 Samuel

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And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
came become Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֗י vay·hi
And it came to pass while there was war battle Noun H4421 הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה ham·mil·cha·mah,
between among Prepostion H996 בֵּ֚ין bein
between the house court Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of Saul Saul Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
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and the house court Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of David David Noun H1732 דָּוִ֑ד da·vid;
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that Abner Abner Noun H74 וְאַבְנֵ֛ר ve·'av·ner
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made himself strong aid Verb H2388 מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק mit·chaz·zek
for the house court Noun H1004 בְּבֵ֥ית be·veit
of Saul Saul 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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King James Bible And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Hebrew Greek English And it It came to pass, about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, David that Abner made was making himself strong for in the house of Saul.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it It came to pass, about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, David that Abner made was making himself strong for in the house of Saul.