Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. New Living Translation Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. English Standard Version Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three. Berean Standard Bible Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. New American Standard Bible Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. NASB 1995 Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. NASB 1977 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three. Legacy Standard Bible Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred who were slain by him; and he had a name as well as the three. Amplified Bible Now Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was chief of the thirty. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and gained a reputation beside the three. Christian Standard Bible Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Three. He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. Holman Christian Standard Bible Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abishi the brother of Yuab, son of Tsuriya, he was Chief of thirty Warriors, and he drew the sword against three hundred slain and he was Chief of the thirty Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abessa the brother of Joab the son of Saruia, he was chief among the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and he had a name among three. Contemporary English Version Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and in one battle he killed 300 men with his spear. He was as famous as the Three Warriors Douay-Rheims Bible Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three, English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joab's brother Abishai, Zeruiah's son, was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men. He was as famous as the three Good News Translation Joab's brother Abishai (their mother was Zeruiah) was the leader of "The Famous Thirty." He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and became famous among "The Thirty." International Standard Version Zeruiah's son Abishai, Joab's brother, was the lieutenant in charge of the platoons. He used his spear to fight and kill 300 men, gaining a reputation distinct from the Three. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version 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 has a name among three. Majority Standard Bible Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. New American Bible Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the chief of the Thirty; he brandished his spear over three hundred whom he had slain. He made a name among the Thirty, NET Bible Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three. New Revised Standard Version Now Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. With his spear he fought against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the Three. New Heart English Bible And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name beside the Three. Webster's Bible Translation 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. 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Context David's Mighty Men…17saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men. 18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. 19Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.… Cross References 2 Samuel 10:10 And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites. 2 Samuel 10:14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 18:2 He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab's brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, "I will surely march out with you as well." 2 Samuel 23:19 Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. 1 Chronicles 11:21 He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three. Treasury of Scripture 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. Abishai 2 Samuel 2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 2 Samuel 3:30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 2 Samuel 10:10,14 And 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… and slew them [heb] slain Jump to Previous Abishai Abi'shai Brandished Chief Death Head Hundred Joab Jo'ab Killed Lifted Raised Slew Spear Swung Thirty Three Wielded Won Wounded Zeruiah Zeru'iahJump to Next Abishai Abi'shai Brandished Chief Death Head Hundred Joab Jo'ab Killed Lifted Raised Slew Spear Swung Thirty Three Wielded Won Wounded Zeruiah Zeru'iah2 Samuel 23 1. David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises6. The different state of the wicked 8. A catalogue of David's mighty men (18) Among three.--The Hebrew margin has "the three," and so also the text in the following clause. "The three" are the triad of heroes just mentioned, of whom Abishai was first, Benaiah second, with an unnamed third. A somewhat similar feat of daring is told of Abishai in 1Samuel 26:6-12.Verse 18. - Abishai... was chief among three. The sense is obscured in the Authorized Version by the translators having failed to notice the presence of the definite article. Abishai, by reason of this exploit, became "chief of the three;" that is, of the second order of three established in the fraternity of the mighties. At the end of the verse, and in ver. 19, the Authorized Version strangely puts the article where it is absent in the Hebrew, and omits it where it is present. The right rendering and meaning is, "He had a name, that is, rank, reputation, among the three. Was he not the most honourable of the three? For this he was made their captain: yet he attained not to equal dignity with the first three." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now Abishai,וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י (wa·’ă·ḇî·šay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name the brother אֲחִ֣י ׀ (’ă·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 251: A brother, ) of Joab יוֹאָ֣ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites and son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zeruiah, צְרוּיָ֗ה (ṣə·rū·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman was chief רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of the Three, הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה (haš·šə·lō·šāh) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) and he וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are lifted עוֹרֵ֣ר (‘ō·w·rêr) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake his spear חֲנִית֔וֹ (ḥă·nî·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2595: A lance against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice hundred [men], מֵא֖וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred killed [them], חָלָ֑ל (ḥā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted and won וְלוֹ־ (wə·lōw-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew a name שֵׁ֖ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name along with [the] Three. בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ (baš·šə·lō·šāh) Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice Links 2 Samuel 23:18 NIV2 Samuel 23:18 NLT 2 Samuel 23:18 ESV 2 Samuel 23:18 NASB 2 Samuel 23:18 KJV 2 Samuel 23:18 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 23:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 23:18 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 23:18 French Bible 2 Samuel 23:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 23:18 Abishai the brother of Joab the son (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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