¶ And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS1917) - 2 Samuel 3:6 >And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner showed himself strong in the house of Saul.