1 Chronicles 11:20
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20 (A)Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another [a]three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:20 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr. thirty
1 Chronicles 11:20
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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.
1 Samuel 26:6
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6 Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai (A)the son of Zeruiah, brother of (B)Joab, saying, “Who will (C)go down with me to Saul in the camp?”
And (D)Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
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1 Samuel 26:6
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6 David then asked Ahimelek the Hittite(A) and Abishai(B) son of Zeruiah,(C) Joab’s brother, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?”
“I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.
1 Chronicles 2:16
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16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. (A)And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three.
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1 Chronicles 2:16
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2 Samuel 23:18-39
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18 Now (A)Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of [a]another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. 19 Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
20 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from (B)Kabzeel, [b]who had done many deeds. (C)He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 21 And he killed an Egyptian, [c]a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. 22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. 23 He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him (D)over his guard.
24 (E)Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 25 (F)Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of (G)Gaash, 31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, 33 (H)Shammah the [d]Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of (I)Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 [e]Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of (J)Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), 38 (K)Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39 and (L)Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. thirty; Tg. the mighty men
- 2 Samuel 23:20 Lit. great of acts
- 2 Samuel 23:21 Lit. a man of appearance
- 2 Samuel 23:33 Or Ararite
- 2 Samuel 23:35 Hezro, 1 Chr. 11:37
2 Samuel 23:18-39
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18 Abishai(A) the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.[a] He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. 19 Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
20 Benaiah(B) son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,(C) 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. 21 And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 22 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. 23 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
24 Among the Thirty were:
Asahel(D) the brother of Joab,
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite,(E)
Elika the Harodite,
26 Helez(F) the Paltite,
Ira(G) son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,
27 Abiezer(H) from Anathoth,(I)
Sibbekai[b] the Hushathite,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite,
Maharai(J) the Netophathite,(K)
29 Heled[c](L) son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah(M) in Benjamin,
30 Benaiah the Pirathonite,(N)
Hiddai[d] from the ravines of Gaash,(O)
31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Barhumite,(P)
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
the sons of Jashen,
Jonathan 33 son of[e] Shammah the Hararite,
Ahiam son of Sharar[f] the Hararite,
34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite,(Q)
Eliam(R) son of Ahithophel(S) the Gilonite,
35 Hezro the Carmelite,(T)
Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,(U)
the son of Hagri,[g]
37 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Beerothite,(V) the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira the Ithrite,(W)
Gareb the Ithrite
39 and Uriah(X) the Hittite.
There were thirty-seven in all.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:20); two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Thirty
- 2 Samuel 23:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 21:18; 1 Chron. 11:29); Hebrew Mebunnai
- 2 Samuel 23:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also 1 Chron. 11:30); most Hebrew manuscripts Heleb
- 2 Samuel 23:30 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:32) Hurai
- 2 Samuel 23:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:34); Hebrew does not have son of.
- 2 Samuel 23:33 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:35) Sakar
- 2 Samuel 23:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:38); Hebrew Haggadi
2 Samuel 21:17
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17 But (A)Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, (B)“You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the (C)lamp of Israel.”
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2 Samuel 21:17
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17 But Abishai(A) son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp(B) of Israel will not be extinguished.(C)”
2 Samuel 20:6
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6 And David said to (A)Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take (B)your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities, and escape us.”
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2 Samuel 20:6
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6 David said to Abishai,(A) “Now Sheba son of Bikri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master’s men and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and escape from us.”[a]
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- 2 Samuel 20:6 Or and do us serious injury
2 Samuel 18:2
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2 Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand of Joab, (A)one third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the hand of (B)Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I also will surely go out with you myself.”
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2 Samuel 18:2
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2 David sent out his troops,(A) a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai(B) son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai(C) the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I myself will surely march out with you.”
2 Samuel 3:30
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30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother (A)Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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2 Samuel 3:30
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30 (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
2 Samuel 2:18
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18 Now the (A)three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was (B)as fleet of foot (C)as a wild gazelle.
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