1 Now there was a long awar between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
Sons of David
2 Sons were born ato David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon bby Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 his second,1 Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, aAbsalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king bof Geshur;
4 the fourth, aAdonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
Abner Joins Forces with David
6 Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul.
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Introduction to 2 Samuel
See the Introduction to Samuel in the notes on First Samuel