1 Chronicles 11:19-21

Good News Translation

¹⁹ and said, “I could never drink this! It would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives!” So he refused to drink it. These were the brave deeds of the three famous soldiers.

²⁰ Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of “The Famous Thirty.”^[a] He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and became famous among “The Thirty.”^{[b] 21} He was the most famous of “The Thirty”^[c] and became their leader, but he was not as famous as “The Three.”