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 19:15

19:15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab’s ⁴  brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem. 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.”

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.