2 Samuel 3:6

6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.

6Now it happened that while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was 3:6 Or remaining faithful tostrengthening himself in the house of Saul.

6It came about while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.

6Now while war continued between the houses of Saul and David, Abner was proving himself strong in the house of Saul.

6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

6The fighting continued between David’s royal house and Saul’s royal house. Abner gained more and more power in the royal house of Saul.