18 Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah,(A) was leader of the Three.[a] He raised his spear against 300 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. 2 Samuel 23:18 Some Hb mss, Syr read the Thirty
  2. 2 Samuel 23:20 LXX; MT omits sons
  3. 2 Samuel 23:20 Or two warriors

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