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11 The first of these warriors was Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni, the leader of the Three Warriors.[a] In one battle he killed 300 men with his spear.

12 Another one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. 13 During a battle against the Philistines at Pas-Dammim, all the Israelite soldiers ran away,

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  1. 11.11 the Three Warriors: One ancient translation and 2 Samuel 23.8; Hebrew “the Thirty Warriors.” The “Three Warriors” was the most honored group of warriors and may have been part of the “Thirty Warriors.” “Three” and “thirty” are spelled almost the same in Hebrew, so there is some confusion in the manuscripts as to which group is being talked about in some places in the following lists.

11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:(A)

Jashobeam,[a] a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers[b]; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

12 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors. 13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place where there was a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Possibly a variant of Jashob-Baal
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Or Thirty; some Septuagint manuscripts Three (see also 2 Samuel 23:8)

11 This is an account of David's mighty men: (A)Jashobeam, a (B)Hachmonite, was (C)chief of the three.[a] He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

12 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of (D)Dodo, the Ahohite. 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim (E)when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Compare 2 Samuel 23:8; Hebrew thirty, or captains