Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Thirty. Once he wielded his spear against 300 and killed them—he had a reputation among the Three.
1 Chronicles 11:21 - Tree of Life Version Of the Three, he was more highly esteemed than the other two and became their commander, even though he was not one of the three. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Of the Three [in the second rank] he was more renowned than the two, and became their captain; however, he attained not to the first three. American Standard Version (1901) Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to 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 famous among the second three and their leader. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the first three. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And illustrious among the second three, and their captain. But yet he attained not to the first three. |
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Thirty. Once he wielded his spear against 300 and killed them—he had a reputation among the Three.
Abishai, Joab’s brother, was chief of the Three. He once wielded his spear against 300 and slew them. Thus he won a name among the Three.
Beniah son of Jehoiada was a valiant man from Kabzeel who had done mighty deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab, and went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
When he went to Ziklag, these from Manasseh joined him—Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, Zillethai, the leaders of thousands that were from Manasseh.
But others fell on good soil and were producing fruit. They yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.