1 Chronicles 11:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 11:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 11:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 11:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. ”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 11:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred--wounded, and hath a name among three.”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 11:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three. ”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 11:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three.”
1 Chronicles 11:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 11:20 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11
18 And the three 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: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord,
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
22 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: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:20 Mean?
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