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2 Samuel 3:1

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NOW there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
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  1. 1 Kings 14:30Rank 1 from verse 1
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    30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

  2. 2 Samuel 2:17Rank 2 from verse 1
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    17And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

  3. Job 8:7Rank 3 from verse 1
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    7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

  4. Proverbs 4:18–19Rank 4 from verse 1
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  5. Ephesians 6:12Rank 5 from verse 1
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    12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

  6. Job 17:9Rank 6 from verse 1
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    9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  7. Psalms 84:7Rank 7 from verse 1
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    7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

  8. 1 Kings 15:16Rank 8 from verse 1
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    16¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

  9. 1 Kings 15:32Rank 9 from verse 1
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    32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

  10. Esther 6:13Rank 10 from verse 1
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    13And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

  11. Galatians 5:17Rank 11 from verse 1
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    17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

  12. Matthew 10:35–36Rank 12 from verse 1
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    35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

    36And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

  13. Daniel 2:34–35Rank 13 from verse 1
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    34Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

    35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

  14. Daniel 2:44–45Rank 14 from verse 1
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    44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

    45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  15. Genesis 3:15Rank 15 from verse 1
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  16. Psalms 45:3–5Rank 16 from verse 1
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    3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

    4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

    5Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

  17. Revelation 6:2Rank 17 from verse 1
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    2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

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2 Samuel 3:1

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

waxed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wax, meaning to grow, increase, or become.

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stronger

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Possessing greater power, firmness, force, capacity, health, influence, or ability than another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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weaker

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Comparative form of weak: having less physical strength, power, firmness, or ability.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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