20 As for [a]Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the [b]thirty, and he wielded his spear against three hundred [c]and killed them; and he had a name [d]as well as the [e]thirty. 21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored, and he became their commander; however, he did not attain the reputation of the first three.

22 (A)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a warrior of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck and killed the [f]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 In 2 Sam 23:18, Abishai
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:20 As in Syriac; MT three
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Lit slain ones
  4. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Lit among the
  5. 1 Chronicles 11:20 As in Syriac; MT three
  6. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Or two lion-like heroes of

20 Abishai(A) 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.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,(B) performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.(C)

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