2 Samuel 23:18

And. Abishai brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, he, was chief of three, in that he brandished his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and, he, had a name among three.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17and said—Be it far from me, O Yahweh, that I should do this! is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives [in their hands]? So he would not drink it. These things, did the three mighty men.

19Was he not most honourable, of the three, and so became their captain? Nevertheless, unto the three, he attained not.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:18Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel,—and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle.

2 Samuel 10:10while, the rest of the people, he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother,—and set [them] in array against the sons of Ammon.

2 Samuel 18:2And David sent forth the people—a third part, under the hand of Joab, and, a third part, under the hand of Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and, a third part, under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then said the king, unto the people, I myself, will, surely go forth, with you.

1 Chronicles 2:16And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail,—and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three,

Ecclesiastes 4:12And, though an enemy should prevail against one, two, might make a stand before him,—and, a threefold cord, cannot soon be broken.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 23:9-39

David's Mighty Men. ( b. c. 1054.) 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his… Read the whole commentary →

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