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1 Chronicles 11:19-21
International Standard Version
1 Chronicles 11:19-21
International Standard Version
19 said in response, “May God forbid me to do this! I won’t drink the blood of these men, will I? After all, they risked their lives to bring it to me.”[a] That’s why he wouldn’t drink it. The Three Warriors did these things.
David’s Other Valiant Soldiers(A)
20 Joab’s brother Abishai was the lieutenant[b] in charge of the platoons. He used his spear to fight and kill 300 men, gaining a reputation distinct from the Three. 21 He was more well-known than the Three,[c] but he never attained the stature of the Three.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:19 The Heb. lacks to me
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 Lit. chief
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 So MT; the Syr reads thirty
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