2 Samuel 23:18

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Joab’s brother Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men. He was as famous as the three

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:10

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. Abishai organized them for combat against the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 10:14

When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, the Ammonites fled from Abishai and went into the city. So Joab stopped his campaign against the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 18:2

David put a third of the troops under Joab’s command, another third under Joab’s brother Abishai (Zeruiah’s son), and the last third under Ittai from Gath. “I am going ⌞into battle⌟ with you,” the king said to the troops.

2 Samuel 2:18

Zeruiah’s three sons were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as fast on his feet as a wild gazelle.

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa wasn’t on his guard against the sword in Joab’s ⌞left⌟ hand. Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and his intestines poured out on the ground. (He died without being stabbed again.) Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 23:19

and was honored more than they were. So he became their captain, but he didn’t become a member of the three.

2 Samuel 3:30

(Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Though one person may be overpowered by another, two people can resist one opponent. A triple-braided rope is not easily broken.