2 Samuel 23:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he <FI>is<Fi> head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred--wounded, and he hath a name among three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abishai the brother of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, was chiefe among the three, and he lifted vp his speare against three hundreth, and slewe them, and he had the name among the three.”
2 Samuel 23:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:18 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
16 Alors les trois vaillants hommes passèrent au travers du camp des Philistins, et puisèrent de l’eau de la citerne qui est à la porte de Bethléhem. Ils l’apportèrent et la présentèrent à David; mais il ne voulut pas la boire, et il la répandit devant l’Éternel.
17 Il dit: Loin de moi, ô Éternel, la pensée de faire cela! Boirais-je le sang de ces hommes qui sont allés au péril de leur vie? Et il ne voulut pas la boire. Voilà ce que firent ces trois vaillants hommes.
18 Abischaï, frère de Joab, fils de Tseruja, était le chef des trois. Il brandit sa lance sur trois cents hommes, et les tua; et il eut du renom parmi les trois.
19 Il était le plus considéré des trois, et il fut leur chef; mais il n’égala pas les trois premiers.
20 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.
What Does 2 Samuel 23:18 Mean?
2 Samuel 23:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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