2 Samuel 23:18

New English Translation

Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:10

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 10:14

When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 18:2

David then sent out the army – a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, “I too will indeed march out with you.”

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there – Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.

2 Samuel 23:19

From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

2 Samuel 3:30

So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle.

1 Chronicles 2:16

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

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.