KJV King James Version
And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
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1 Chronicles 11:11
And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
WEB World English Bible
This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
ASV American Standard Version
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And this is an account of the mighty ones whom David hath: Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite is head of the thirty; he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, at one time.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 11
8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts [was] with him.
10 These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
12 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who [was one] of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved [them] by a great deliverance.
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseמִסְפַּ֥רH4557 · mis.parnumberהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםH1368 · gib.bormighty manאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichלְדָוִ֑ידH1732 · da.vidDavidיָשָׁבְעָ֣םH3434 · ya.shov.amJashobeamבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childחַכְמוֹנִ֗יH2453 · chakh.mo.niHachmoniteרֹ֚אשׁH7218 · roshheadהַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔יםH7991 · sha.lishthirdהֽוּא־H1931 · huhe/she/itעוֹרֵ֧רH5782 · urto rouseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֲנִית֛וֹH2595 · cha.nitspearעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁלֹשׁ־H7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵא֥וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredחָלָ֖לH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedבְּפַ֥עַםH6471 · pa.ambeatאֶחָֽת׃H259 · e.chadone
Cross-references
2 Samuel 23:8These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.1 Chronicles 27:2Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.1 Chronicles 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, [who was] chief of the captains, [and he said], Thine [are we], David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace [be] unto thee, and peace [be] to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
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