2 Samuel 23:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Now Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against 300 men and slew them, and won a name beside the Three.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Now Zeruiah’s son Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. He raised his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and made a name for himself along with the Three.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Also Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was first among the three. It was he who lifted up his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed. And he was renowned among the three,

2 Samuel 23:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 10:10

but the rest of the troops he committed to the command of his brother Abishai, and he arrayed them against the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 10:14

When the children of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and withdrew into the city. Then Joab returned from assaulting the children of Ammon, and went to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 18:2

Then David sent out the troops, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, “I must certainly go out with you also.”

2 Samuel 2:18

Now the three sons of Zeruiah were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles of the field.

2 Samuel 20:10

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s other hand. So he stabbed him with it in the groin and poured out his entrails to the ground, and did not strike him again, for he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 23:19

He was the most honored of the Thirty, so he was made their commander; however, he did not become one of the Three.

2 Samuel 3:30

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

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Though a man might overpower one, two can stand against him. Moreover a threefold cord cannot be quickly broken.