1 Chronicles 11:21

11:21 From ¹  the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them. ² 

1 Chronicles 11:20

11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three ³  elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear ⁴  and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 11:25

11:25 He received honor from ⁶  the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

¹ tn Or “more than.”

² tn Heb “of the three.”

³ 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).

⁴ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

⁵ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

⁵ tn Or “more than.”