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1 Chronicles 11:20–21

20 Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three.e And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred whom he killed and made a name for himselff among the three. 21 He was twice as renownedg among the threeh and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three.

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1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Abishai the brother of Joab 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. 21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. 21 He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Abishai, 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. 21 Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. 21 Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Abishai brother of Joab was the captain of the Three. Abishai fought three hundred soldiers with his spear and killed them. He became as famous as the Three 21 and was more honored than the Three. He became their commander even though he was not one of them.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three. 21 Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Joab’s brother Abishai was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men, but he was not one of the three, 21 although he was honored more than they were. So he became their captain but didn’t become a member of the three. 

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Abishai, Joab’s brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. 21 He was more honored than the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. With his spear he fought against three hundred and killed them, and won a name beside the Three. 21 He was the most renowned of the Thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Abishai was chief over the Three. He was the brother of Joab. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the Three were. 21 He was honored twice as much as the Three. He became their commander. But he wasn’t included among them.

1 Chronicles 11:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty.

21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.


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