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1 Chronicles 11:21

in 1 Chronicles 11

He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

KJV

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 11

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

was chief of the Three

on 1 Chronicles 11:20-21

Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, matching Jashobeam's feat in verse 11. Verse 21 marks the line the roll draws: he was doubly honored above the Three, even though he was not included among the Three.

This site's exposition

He was doubly honored above

Abishai's rank rests on a long record at David's side. He went with David into Saul's camp (1 Samuel 26:6 to 9) and saved him from the giant Ishbi-benob (2 Samuel 21:16 to 17). Chronicles credits him with 18,000 Edomites in 1 Chronicles 18:12.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the L ORD ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the L ORD by Samuel. 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • מִן־more than

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הthe three

    hasheloshahH7969 →432 times

  • בַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙by <the> twofold

    vashenayimH8147 →768 times

  • נִכְבָּ֔ד[he was] honored

    nikhbadH3513 →113 times

  • וַיְהִ֥יand he became

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • לָהֶ֖םof them

    lahem

  • לְשָׂ֑ר<into> a commander

    lesarH8269 →421 times

  • וְעַד־and to

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הthe three

    hasheloshahH7969 →432 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • בָֽא׃ סhe came

    va'H935 →2568 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Matthew 13:8

    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

    it leads to

    • Luke 8:15

      But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

    • John 15:8

      This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

    • Genesis 26:12

      Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,

    • Matthew 13:23

      But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

    • Galatians 5:22–23

      But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

  • Through

    1 Corinthians 15:41

    The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 24:23

      The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

    • Deuteronomy 4:19

      When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…

    • Psalms 148:3–5

      Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.

This page draws on Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 23:19; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Samuel 26:6 to 9; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 21:16 to 17; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 18:12; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.