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1 Chronicles 11:25

David

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

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BSB
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
KJV
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
WEB
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
ASV
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
DARBY
Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
BLB
Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, and to the three he did not attain. And David set him over his guard.
ÅB
Fremfor de tretti var han æret, men til de tre nådde han ikke opp. David gav ham plass blant sine fortrolige rådgivere.
OTB
Han var æret blant de tretti,
men han nådde ikke opp til de tre.
Og David satte ham over sin livvakt.
B1930
Fremfor de tretti var han æret, men til de tre nådde han ikke op. David gav ham plass blandt sine fortrolige rådgivere.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 20:23

    Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

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