en_tn/2sa/03/01.md

Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Samuel gives information about the war between David and the supporters of Saul. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

house

Here "house" is used to mean "supporters."

grew stronger and stronger

This metaphor means the number of people supporting David increased. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

grew weaker and weaker

This metaphor means the number of people supporting Saul's family decreased. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/saul
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/houseofdavid
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david