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2 Samuel 23:19
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KJ21
Was he not most honorable of three? Therefore he was their captain; however he attained not unto the first three.
ASV
Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
AMP
He was the most honored of the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the [greatness of the] three.
AMPC
Was he not most renowned of the Three? So he was their captain; however, he did not attain to the Three.
BRG
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
CSB
Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
CSBA
Was he not more honoured than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
CEB
He was the most famous of the Thirty. He became their commander, but he wasn’t among the Three.
CJB
He had the most honor of these three and was therefore made their leader; however, he did not achieve the status of the first three.
CEV
and certainly just as famous as the rest of the Thirty Warriors. He was the commander of the Thirty Warriors, but he still did not become one of the Three Warriors.
DARBY
Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.
DRA
And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.
ERV
Abishai was as famous as the Three Heroes. He became their leader, even though he was not one of them.
EASY
He was not one of the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’ but he received more honour than the other 30 great soldiers. So he became their leader.
EHV
In fact, he was praised more than the Three, and he became their commander, but he did not belong to the Three.
ESV
He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
ESVUK
He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
EXB
and was ·more honored than the Three [or the most honored of the Thirty; C the Hebrew text has “Three”; the Syriac text has “Thirty” and fits the context better]. He became their commander even though he was not one of ·them [L the Three].
GNV
For he was most excellent of the three, and was their captain, but he attained not unto the first three.
GW
and was honored more than they were. So he became their captain, but he didn’t become a member of the three.
GNT
He was the most famous of “The Thirty” and became their leader, but he was not as famous as “The Three.”
HCSB
Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
ICB
Abishai received even more honor than the Three. He became their commander. But he was not a member of them.
ISV
He was more well-known than the Three, and became their commander, but he never measured up to the Three.
JUB
He was the most honourable of the three and captain among them; however, he did not attain unto the first three.
KJV
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
AKJV
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
LSB
Of the thirty he was most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.
LEB
Among the thirty, is it not that he was honored and became a commander for them? But he did not come up to the three.
TLB
Of those three men, Abishai, the brother of Joab (son of Zeruiah), was the greatest. Once he took on three hundred of the enemy single-handed and killed them all. It was by such feats that he earned a reputation equal to the Three, though he was not actually one of them. But he was the greatest of the Thirty—the top-ranking officers of the army—and was their leader.
MSG
Abishai brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah was the head of the Thirty. He once got credit for killing three hundred with his spear, but he was never named in the same breath as the Three. He was the most respected of the Thirty and was their captain, but never got included among the Three.
MEV
Was he more honored than the three? He became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
NOG
and was honored more than they were. So he became their captain, but he didn’t become a member of the three.
NABRE
but was more famous than any of the Thirty, becoming their leader. However, he did not attain to the Three.
NASB
He was the most honored among the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the reputation of the three.
NASB1995
He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.
NCB
He was the most illustrious member of the Thirty and he became their commander. However, he never became one of the Three.
NCV
and was more honored than the Three. He became their commander even though he was not one of them.
NET
From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.
NIRV
In fact, he was even more honored than the three mighty warriors. He became their commander. But he wasn’t included among them.
NIV
Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
NIVUK
Was he not held in greater honour than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
NKJV
Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
NLV
He was the most honored of the thirty. So he became their captain. But he was not as strong as the three.
NLT
Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three.
NRSVA
He was the most renowned of the Thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three.
NRSVACE
He was the most renowned of the Thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three.
NRSVCE
He was the most renowned of the Thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three.
NRSVUE
He was the most renowned of the Thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the Three.
OJB
Was he not most honored of the Three? Therefore he was their sar; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
RGT
For he was most excellent of the three and was their captain. But he did not aspire to be in the first three.
RSV
He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.
RSVCE
He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.
TLV
He was the most honored of the Thirty, so he was made their commander; however, he did not become one of the Three.
VOICE
Abishai was the most honored of the 30 and became their commander, but he did not become one of the three.
WEB
Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
WYC
and was the nobler among (the) three, and he was the prince of them; but he came not to the three first men. (yea, he was the most famous of The Thirty, and he was their leader; but he did not come up to, or rival, The Three.)
YLT
Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the [first] three he hath not come.
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