ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 3:2–11
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2 Sam 3:2–11

3:2–11 The list of six sons born to David (vv. 2–5) amplifies the statement in v. 1 that “David grew stronger and stronger,” while the wrangling between Abner and Ish-bosheth over a concubine (vv. 6–11) dramatizes the final statement in v. 1 that ‘‘the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.”