and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)הַמִּלְחָמָה֙
milchâmâh
the — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)אֲרֻכָּ֔ה
ʼârôk
longבֵּ֚ין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...orבֵּ֣ית
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelitesוּבֵ֖ין
bêyn
and — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...orבֵּ֣ית
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesseוְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
and — David, the youngest son of Jesseהֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)וְחָזֵ֔ק
châzêq
and — powerfulוּבֵ֥ית
bayith
and — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelitesהֹלְכִ֥ים
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)וְדַלִּֽים
dal
and — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
2 Samuel 3:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David grew steadily stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker [to the point of being powerless].
"David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul's house grew weaker and weaker" - the narrator states the whole chapter's trajectory in one sentence before a single scene unfolds.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David grew steadily stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker [to the point of being powerless].”
"David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul's house grew weaker and weaker" - the narrator states the whole chapter's trajectory in one sentence before a single scene unfolds.