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 Il dit: Que mon Dieu me garde de faire cela! Boirais-je le sang de ces hommes qui sont allés au péril de leur vie? Car c’est au péril de leur vie qu’ils l’ont apportée. Et il ne voulut pas la boire. Voilà ce que firent ces trois vaillants hommes.
20 Abischaï, frère de Joab, était le chef des trois. Il brandit sa lance sur trois cents hommes, et les tua; et il eut du renom parmi les trois.
21 Il était le plus considéré des trois de la seconde série, et il fut leur chef; mais il n’égala pas les trois premiers.
22 Benaja, fils de Jehojada, fils d’un homme de Kabtseel, rempli de valeur et célèbre par ses exploits. Il frappa les deux lions de Moab. Il descendit au milieu d’une citerne, où il frappa un lion, un jour de neige.
23 Il frappa un Égyptien d’une stature de cinq coudées et ayant à la main une lance comme une ensouple de tisserand; il descendit contre lui avec un bâton, arracha la lance de la main de l’Égyptien, et s’en servit pour le tuer.
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