2Sa 3:1, 1Ki 20:11 | ESV | STEP | 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.

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.

1 Kings 20:11

11 And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’”