KJV King James Version
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.
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1 Chronicles 11:21
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
WEB World English Bible
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn’t attain to the three.
ASV American Standard Version
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 11
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David: but David would not drink [of] it, but poured it out to the LORD,
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew [them], and had a name among the three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand [was] a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
24 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
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מִן־H4480 · minfromהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הH7969 · sha.loshthreeבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙H8147 · she.na.yimtwoנִכְבָּ֔דH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourוַיְהִ֥יH1961 · ha.yahto beלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemלְשָׂ֑רH8269 · sarrulerוְעַד־H5704 · adtillהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הH7969 · sha.loshthreeלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotבָֽא׃ סH935 · boto come (in): come
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