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2 Samuel 3:6
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
Now while war continued between the houses of Saul and David, Abner was proving himself strong in the house of Saul.
AMPC
While there was war between the houses of Saul and David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
BRG
¶ 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.
CSB
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.
CSBA
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.
CEB
Throughout the war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner was gaining power in Saul’s house.
CJB
During the war that was going on between the house of Sha’ul and the house of David, Avner strengthened his position in the house of Sha’ul.
CEV
As the war went on between the families of David and Saul, Abner was gaining more power than ever in Saul's family.
DARBY
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.
DRA
Now while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner the son of Ner ruled the house of Saul.
ERV
As the families of Saul and David fought each other, Abner became more and more powerful in Saul’s army.
EASY
The war continued between David's men and the men who fought on behalf of Saul's family. Abner was becoming a more powerful leader among Saul's group.
EHV
While the war was going on between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept gaining power within the house of Saul.
ESV
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
ESVUK
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
EXB
During the war between the ·supporters of Saul’s family [L house of Saul] and the ·supporters of David’s family [L house of David], Abner made himself ·a main leader [strong] ·among the supporters [L in the house] of Saul.
GNV
¶ Now while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner made all his power for the house of Saul.
GW
During the war between the families of Saul and David, Abner strengthened his position in Saul’s royal family.
GNT
As the fighting continued between David's forces and the forces loyal to Saul's family, Abner became more and more powerful among Saul's followers.
HCSB
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.
ICB
Abner made himself a main leader among the supporters of Saul. He did this during the war between the supporters of Saul’s family and the supporters of David’s family.
ISV
While war continued between the dynasties of Saul and David, Abner was growing in influence within the dynasty of Saul.
JUB
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
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
Now it happened, 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.
LEB
As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was continuing, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
TLB
As the war went on, Abner became a very powerful political leader among the followers of Saul.
MSG
Abner took advantage of the continuing war between the house of Saul and the house of David to gain power for himself. Saul had had a concubine, Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. One day Ish-Bosheth confronted Abner: “What business do you have sleeping with my father’s concubine?”
MEV
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
NOG
During the war between the families of Saul and David, Abner strengthened his position in Saul’s royal family.
NABRE
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining power in the house of Saul.
NASB
Now it happened that while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
NASB1995
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.
NCB
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had gradually been gaining power in the house of Saul.
NCV
During the war between the supporters of Saul’s family and the supporters of David’s family, Abner made himself a main leader among the supporters of Saul.
NET
As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential in the house of Saul.
NIRV
The fighting continued between David’s royal house and Saul’s royal house. Abner gained more and more power in the royal house of Saul.
NIV
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.
NIVUK
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.
NKJV
Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul.
NLV
While there was war between the family of Saul and the family of David, Abner was making himself strong in the family of Saul.
NLT
As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul.
NRSVA
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
NRSVACE
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
NRSVCE
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
NRSVUE
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
OJB
And it came to pass, while there was milchamah between the Bais Sha’ul and the Bais Dovid, that Avner was strengthening his grip on the Bais Sha’ul.
RGT
Now, while there was war between the House of Saul and the House of David, Abner strengthened himself for the House of Saul.
RSV
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
RSVCE
While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
TLV
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner strengthened his position in the house of Saul.
VOICE
During the war between David and the house of Saul, Abner was carving out a place of power among those who supported Saul’s family.
WEB
While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house.
WYC
Therefore when battle was betwixt the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner, the son of Ner, governed the house of Saul.
YLT
And it cometh to pass, in the war being between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner hath been strengthening himself in the house of Saul,
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