^11:20Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three³¹ elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear³² and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.³³

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Footnotes

31 The reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. , , , ).
32 Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”
33 Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Abishai, Joab’s brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three. And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred whom he killed and made a name for himself among the three.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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