KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 23:18
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
WEB World English Bible
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he is head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, and he hath a name among three.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!
16 And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: [is not this] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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.
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.
20 And 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: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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.
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וַאֲבִישַׁ֞יH52 · a.vi.shayAbishaiאֲחִ֣י׀H251 · achbrother: male-siblingיוֹאָ֣בH3097 · yo.avJoabבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childצְרוּיָ֗הH6870 · tse.ru.yahZeruiahה֚וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הH7969 · sha.loshthreeוְהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itעוֹרֵ֣רH5782 · urto rouseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֲנִית֔וֹH2595 · cha.nitspearעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁלֹ֥שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵא֖וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredחָלָ֑לH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedוְלוֹ־H9033 · ohimשֵׁ֖םH8034 · shemnameבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃H7969 · sha.loshthree
Cross-references
2 Samuel 10:10And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put [them] in array against the children of Ammon.2 Samuel 10:14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.1 Chronicles 11:20-21And 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.2 Samuel 18:2And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.2 Samuel 2:18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.1 Chronicles 2:16Whose sisters [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.2 Samuel 3:30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.1 Samuel 26:6-8Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.2 Samuel 20:10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth [rib], and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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