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1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New English Translation
1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New English Translation
20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three[a] elite warriors. He killed 300 men with his spear[b] and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.[c] 21 From[d] the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.[e]
22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab;[f] he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:20 tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Or “more than.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Heb “of the three.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (ʾariʾel) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bene, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shene).
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