2 Samuel 23:18

New Living Translation

Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:10

He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 10:14

And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. After the battle was over, Joab returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 18:2

He sent the troops out in three groups, placing one group under Joab, one under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and one under Ittai, the man from Gath. The king told his troops, “I am going out with you.”

2 Samuel 2:18

Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa didn’t notice the dagger in his left hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it so that his insides gushed out onto the ground. Joab did not need to strike again, and Amasa soon died. Joab and his brother Abishai left him lying there and continued after Sheba.

2 Samuel 23:19

Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.

2 Samuel 3:30

So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel at the battle of Gibeon.

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.