| NETBible | 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 |
| NIV © |
Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. |
| NASB © |
As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty. |
| NLT © |
Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill three hundred enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. |
| MSG © |
Abishai brother of Joab was the chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he fought three hundred men, and killed the lot, but he never made it into the circle of the Three. |
| BBE © |
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three. |
| NRSV © |
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. With his spear he fought against three hundred and killed them, and won a name beside the Three. |
| NKJV © |
Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men , killed them , and won a name among these three. |
| KJV | And Abishai <052> the brother <0251> of Joab <03097>_, he was chief <07218> of the three <07969>_: for lifting up <05782> (8790) his spear <02595> against three <07969> hundred <03967>_, he slew <02491> [them], and had a name <08034> among the three <07969>_. |
| NASB © |
As for Abshai <52> the brother <251> of Joab <3097> , he was chief <7218> of the thirty <7970> , and he swung <5782> his spear <2595> against <5921> three <7969> hundred <3967> and killed <2491> them; and he had a name <8034> as well as the thirty .<7970> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ abessa {N-PRI} adelfov <80> N-NSM iwab {N-PRI} outov <3778> D-NSM hn <1510> V-IAI-3S arcwn <757> V-PAPNS twn <3588> T-GPM triwn <5140> A-GPM outov <3778> D-NSM espasato <4685> V-AMI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF romfaian {N-ASF} autou <846> D-GSM epi <1909> PREP triakosiouv <5145> A-APM traumatiav {N-APM} en <1722> PREP kairw <2540> N-DSM eni <1519> A-DSM kai <2532> CONJ outov <3778> D-NSM hn <1510> V-IAI-3S onomastov {A-NSM} en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPM trisin <5140> A-DPM |
| NET [draft] ITL | Abishai <052> the brother <0251> of Joab <03097> was <01961> head <07218> of the three <07969> elite <02490> warriors. He <01931> <01931> killed three <07969> hundred <03967> men with his spear <02595> and gained <05782> fame <08034> along with the three elite warriors.<07969> |
| HEBREW | hswlsb <07969> Ms <08034> *wlw {alw} <03808> llx <02490> twam <03967> sls <07969> le <05921> wtynx <02595> ta <0853> rrwe <05782> awhw <01931> hswlsh <07969> sar <07218> hyh <01961> awh <01931> bawy <03097> yxa <0251> ysbaw (11:20) <052> |
| NETBible | 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 |
| NET Notes |
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.” |