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1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New English Translation
1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New English Translation
20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three[a] elite warriors. He killed 300 men with his spear[b] and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.[c] 21 From[d] the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.[e]
22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab;[f] he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:20 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).
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Or “more than.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Heb “of the three.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (ʾariʾel) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bene, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shene).
1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New International Version
1 Chronicles 11:20-22
New International Version
20 Abishai(A) 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. 21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,(B) performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.(C)
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