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2 Samuel 23:18

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

KJV

Abisai quoque frater Joab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus : ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit : nominatus in tribus,

Vulgate

καὶ Ἀβεισὰ ἀδελφὸς Ἰωάβ, υἱὸς Σαρουίας, αὐτὸς ἄρχων ἐν τοῖς τρισίν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξήγειρεν τὸ δόρυ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τριακοσίους τραυματίας· καὶ αὐτῷ ὄνομα ἐν τοῖς τρισίν·

LXX

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

ASV

וַ/אֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ ה/שלשי הַ/שְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְ/הוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת חֲנִית֔/וֹ עַל שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל וְ/ל/וֹ שֵׁ֖ם בַּ/שְּׁלֹשָֽׁה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JoabAbishai

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְשַׁ֣י
'bshy
proper_noun · 25×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ה
h
verb · 76×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 48×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
חַלְלֵי
chlly
adjective · 92×
יוֹאָ֔ב
yv'b
proper_noun · 145×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צְרוּיָ֖ה
tsrvyh
proper_noun · 26×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י
shlyshy
noun · 108×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 11:20 — And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
  • 2Sam 10:10 — And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
  • 2Sam 10:14 — And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
  • 2Sam 18:2 — And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gitt