2 Samuel 23:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. ”
2 Samuel 23:18 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he <FI>is<Fi> head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred--wounded, and he hath a name among three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three. ”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abishai the brother of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, was chiefe among the three, and he lifted vp his speare against three hundreth, and slewe them, and he had the name among the three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:18 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth–lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
What Does 2 Samuel 23:18 Mean?
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