1 Chronicles 11:20-21

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  11:21 From ⁴  the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them. ⁵ 

[11:20]  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).

[11:20]  ² tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

[11:20]  ³ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

[11:21]  ⁴ tn Or “more than.”

[11:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “of the three.”