2 Samuel 23:23 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He was more renowned than the Thirty, but he attained not to the [first] Three. David set him over his guard or council.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Common English Bible

²³ He was famous among the Thirty, but he didn’t become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And he was renowned among the three robust men, who were the most noble among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not attain to the three, until David made him his secret advisor.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained not to the first three. And David made him of his privy council.

2 Samuel 23:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 20:23

Now Jo´ab was over all the host of Israel: and Benai´ah the son of Jehoi´ada was over the Cher´ethites and over the Pel´ethites:

2 Samuel 23:22

These things did Benai´ah the son of Jehoi´ada, and had the name among three mighty men.

2 Samuel 23:24

As´ahel the brother of Jo´ab was one of the thirty; Elha´nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

2 Samuel 8:8

And from Betah, and from Ber´othai, cities of Hadade´zer, king David took exceeding much brass.

1 Chronicles 27:6

This is that Benai´ah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammiz´abad his son.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

1 Samuel 22:14

Then Ahim´elech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?