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2 Samuel 23:18
New International Version
2 Samuel 23:18
New International Version
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.
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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 23:18
New King James Version
2 Samuel 23:18
New King James Version
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.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. thirty; Tg. the mighty men
2 Samuel 23:18
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:18
English Standard Version
18 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty.[a] And he wielded his spear against three hundred men[b] and killed them and won a name beside the three.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts three
- 2 Samuel 23:18 Or slain ones
2 Samuel 23:18
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:18
1599 Geneva Bible
18 ¶ (A)And Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, [a]and slew them, and he had the name among the three.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 Hebrew, slain.
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