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2 Samuel 3:6

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.

KJV

Cum ergo esset prælium inter domum Saul et domum David, Abner filius Ner regebat domum Saul.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι τὸν πόλεμον ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ οἴκου Σαοὺλ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ οἴκου Δαυείδ, καὶ Ἀβεννὴρ ἦν κρατῶν τοῦ οἴκου Σαούλ.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֗י בִּֽ/הְיוֹת֙ הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וּ/בֵ֖ין בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וְ/אַבְנֵ֛ר הָיָ֥ה מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק בְּ/בֵ֥ית שָׁאֽוּל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People SaulDavidAbner

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַבְנֵ֣ר
'bnr
proper_noun · 63×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 2:8 — But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;