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2 Samuel 23:18

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23:18Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three.24 He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.25

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  1. 24 The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew , the , and in reading הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה (hashélosa, “the three”) rather than the Kethib of the הַשָּׁלִשִׁי (hashalisi, “the third,” or “adjutant”). Two medieval Hebrew and the have “thirty.”
  2. 25 Heb “and he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain, and to him there was a name among the three.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was himself the leader of the thirty. He was wielding his spear against three hundred slain and gained a name among the thirty.

KJV 1900King 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.