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Now there was a long war 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.
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Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
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the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
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and the sixth, Ithream, by David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
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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.