2 Samuel 23:19
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
18 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
20 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
21 He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
- KJV
- Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
- WEB
- Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
- ASV
- Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.
- DARBY
- Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.
- BLB
- Of the three was he [not] more honored? And he became for them as commander, and to the three he did not attain.
- ÅB
- Fremfor de tretti var han visstnok æret og ble deres høvding; men til de tre nådde han ikke opp.
- OTB
- Han var den mest ærede av de tretti, så han ble deres kommandør; men han nådde ikke opp til de tre.
- B1930
- Fremfor de tretti var han visstnok æret og blev deres høvding; men til de tre nådde han ikke op.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 13:8
Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
Read in contextMatthew 13:23
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
Read in context2 Samuel 23:13
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
Read in context2 Samuel 23:16
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:25
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Read in context2 Samuel 23:9
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:41
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
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