1 Chronicles 11:20

11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three ¹  elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear ²  and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. ³ 

1 Chronicles 17:13

17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 22:10

22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; ⁵  he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ ⁶ 

¹ tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

² tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

³ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

⁴ sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.

⁷ tn Heb “for my name.”

⁸ tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”