1 Chronicles 11:21
World English Bible (WEB)
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
In context
19 and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
1 Chronicles 11:21 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
- KJV King James Version
- Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the [first] three he hath not come.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Of the three, he was more honorable than the two; for he was their captain: but he attained not to the first three.