2 Samuel 23:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the <FI>first<Fi> three he hath not come.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he was most excellent of the three, and was their captaine, but he attained not vnto the first three.”
2 Samuel 23:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:19 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
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:
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
What Does 2 Samuel 23:19 Mean?
2 Samuel 23:19 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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