KJV King James Version
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
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2 Samuel 23:23
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
WEB World English Bible
He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
ASV American Standard Version
He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
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.
22 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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מִן־H4480 · minfromהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyנִכְבָּ֔דH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הH7969 · sha.loshthreeלֹא־H3808 · lonotבָ֑אH935 · boto come (in): comeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּH7760 · sumto set: makeדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סH4928 · mish.ma.atguard
Cross-references
1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:1 Chronicles 27:6This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad his son.2 Samuel 8:8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
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