6And 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.


In Context

3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

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.

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?

8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, who against Judah do show kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to-day with a fault concerning this woman?

2 Samuel 3:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:6Now while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner the son of Ner ruled the house of Saul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:6And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:6And it come 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6And 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.