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2 Samuel 23:18

Now 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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.Shaiand AbishaiH52 →
אֲחִ֣י׀'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251 →
יוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
צְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870 →
ה֚וּאhu'heH1931 →
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[was] [the] chiefH7218 →
הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.shiof the 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 →
וְלוֹ־ve.lo-and [belonged] to <the> him
שֵׁ֖םshema nameH8034 →
בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.Shahamong the threeH7969 →

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2 Samuel 10:14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.2 Samuel 10:10And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.1 Chronicles 11:20–21Now 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.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.”1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)1 Samuel 26:6–8And 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.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 20:10Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.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.2 Samuel 17:8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.2 Samuel 20:21That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”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.”

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