1 Chronicles 11:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 11:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Chronicles 11:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Chronicles 11:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 11:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 11:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the <FI>first<Fi> three he hath not come.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 11:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 11:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Among the three he was more honourable then the two, and he was their captaine: but he attained not vnto the first three.”
1 Chronicles 11:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 11:21 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11
19 Guárdeme mi Dios de hacer esto: ¿había yo de beber la sangre de estos varones con sus vidas, que con [peligro de] sus vidas la han traído? Y no la quiso beber. Esto hicieron aquellos tres valientes.
20 Y Abisai, hermano de Joab, era cabeza de los tres, el cual blandió su lanza sobre trescientos, á los cuales hirió; y fué entre los tres nombrado.
21 De los tres fué más ilustre que los [otros] dos, y fué el principal de ellos: mas no llegó á los tres [primeros].
22 Benaías hijo de Joiada, hijo de varón de esfuerzo, de grandes hechos, de Cabseel: él venció los dos leones de Moab: también descendió, é hirió un león en mitad de un foso en tiempo de nieve.
23 El mismo venció á un Egipcio, hombre de cinco codos de estatura: y el Egipcio traía una lanza como un enjullo de tejedor; mas él descendió á él con un bastón, y arrebató al Egipcio la lanza de la mano, y matólo con su misma lanza.
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