18 Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah,(A) was leader of the Three.[a] He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. 19 Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.(B)

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada(C) was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons[b] of Ariel[c] of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:18 Some Hb mss, Syr read the Thirty
  2. 23:20 LXX; MT omits sons
  3. 23:20 Or two warriors

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