II Samuel 23:19
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 23:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
War er vor den Dreien nicht geehrt, so daß er ihr Oberster wurde? Aber an die ersten Drei reichte er nicht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El era el más aventajado de los tres, y el primero de ellos; mas no llegó á los tres primeros.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele era o mais preeminente dos três, e o primeiro deles; mas não chegou aos três primeiros.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não era ainda mais famoso do que os três? Foi feito capitão deles. De qualquer forma, sua fama não se igualava à fama dos três soldados mais famosos.
📖 II Samuel 23:19 in Context
17And 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.
18And 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.
19Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
20And 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:
21And 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.
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