Once, David was at the cave of Adullam and the Philistine army was down in Rephaim Valley. Three of the Thirty Heroes [150] crawled flat on the ground all the way to that cave to join David. [151]
2 Samuel 23:19 - Easy To Read Version Abishai was as famous as the Three Heroes. He became their leader, even though he was not one of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Was he not most renowned of the Three? So he was their captain; however, he did not attain to the Three. American Standard Version (1901) Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. Common English Bible He was the most famous of the Thirty. He became their commander, but he wasn’t among the Three. Catholic Public Domain Version and he was the noblest of the three, and he was their leader. But at first he did not attain to the three. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the noblest of three, and was their chief: but to the three first he attained not. |
Once, David was at the cave of Adullam and the Philistine army was down in Rephaim Valley. Three of the Thirty Heroes [150] crawled flat on the ground all the way to that cave to join David. [151]
But the Three Heroes [153] fought their way through the Philistine army. These three men got some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem. Then the Three Heroes brought the water to David. But David refused to drink the water. He poured it on the ground as an offering to the Lord.
Abishai was the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah. Abishai was the leader of the Three Heroes. [154] Abishai used his spear against 300 {enemies} and killed them. He became as famous as the Three.
Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He was the son of a powerful man. He was from Kabzeel. Benaiah did many brave things. Benaiah killed the two sons of Ariel from Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion.
Next, there was Eleazar son of Dodai [148] from Ahoah. Eleazar was one of the Three Heroes that were with David at the time they challenged the Philistines. They had gathered for a battle, but the Israelite soldiers had run away.
Benaiah was more famous than the Thirty Heroes, {\cf2\super [126]} but he was not one of the Three Heroes. David chose Benaiah to be the leader of his bodyguards.
But what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching and understands it. That person grows and makes fruit, sometimes 100 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 30 times more.”
Some other seed fell on good ground. In the good ground, the seed grew and made grain. Some plants made 100 times more grain. Some plants made 60 times more, and some made 30 times more grain.
The sun has one kind of beauty, the moon has another kind of beauty, and the stars have another. And each star is different in its beauty.