Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. Young's Literal Translation And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and [is] strong, and the house of Saul are going on and [are] weak. King James Bible 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. Hebrew The warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war between בֵּ֚ין (bên) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Saul שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of David דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was וַתְּהִ֤י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be protracted. אֲרֻכָּ֔ה (’ă·ruk·kāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 752: Long And David וְדָוִד֙ (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse grew [stronger] הֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and stronger, וְחָזֵ֔ק (wə·ḥā·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2390: Wax louder, stronger while the house וּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Saul שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites grew [weaker] הֹלְכִ֥ים (hō·lə·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and weaker. וְדַלִּֽים׃ (wə·ḏal·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin |