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18 Now Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty.[a] With his spear he fought against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the Three. 19 He was the most renowned of the Thirty,[b] and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three.

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant warrior[c] from Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he struck down two sons of Ariel[d] of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:18 Two Heb Mss Syr: MT Three
  2. 2 Samuel 23:19 Syr Compare 1 Chr 11.25: Heb Was he the most renowned of the Three?
  3. 2 Samuel 23:20 Another reading is the son of Ish-hai
  4. 2 Samuel 23:20 Gk: Heb lacks sons of

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