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1 Chronicles 11:20

Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.

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ASV

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

KJV

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.Shaiand AbishaiH52 →
אֲחִֽי־'a.chi-[the] brother ofH251 →
יוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
ה֤וּאhu'heH1931 →
הָיָה֙ha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] chief ofH7218 →
הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.Shahthe threeH7969 →
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH1931 →
עוֹרֵ֣רo.Rerhe wieldedH5782 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
חֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.Tospear hisH2595 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshthreeH7969 →
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967 →
חָלָ֑לcha.Lal[one] slainH2491 →
וְלוֹve.lo-and [belonged] to him
שֵׁ֖םshema nameH8034 →
בַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.Shahwith the threeH7969 →

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Leviticus 26:8Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.1 Samuel 26:6And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.2 Samuel 18:2He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,2 Samuel 23:18–39Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.1 Chronicles 19:11And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

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