1Sa 13:1, 2Sa 2:1, 3:1 | ESV | STEP | Saul lived for one year and then became king , and when he had reigned for two years over Israel ,

1 Samuel 13:1

Saul Fights the Philistines

1 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, ^{▼▼Hebrew Saul was one year old when he became king, and he reigned two years over Israel (see 1 Samuel 10:6); some Greek manuscripts give Saul’s age when he began to reign as thirty years}

2 Samuel 2:1

David Anointed King of Judah

1 After this David ^binquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To ^cHebron.”

2 Samuel 3:1

Abner Joins David

1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.