Once the three of the thirty chiefs went down and came to David at the cave of Adullam during the harvest, while a troop of Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 23:19 - Tree of Life Version He was the most honored of the Thirty, so he was made their commander; however, he did not become one of the Three. 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 the three of the thirty chiefs went down and came to David at the cave of Adullam during the harvest, while a troop of Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim.
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate, took it and brought it to David. However, he would not drink it but poured it out to Adonai
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.
Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds. He killed the two from Ariel of Moab. Once, on a snowy day, he went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit.
Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle. The men of Israel retreated,
Behold, he was more honorable than the 30, yet he was not one of the Three. Nevertheless, David set him over his bodyguard.
“Now the one sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands. He indeed bears fruit, yielding a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.”
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.