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19 And he said, “Far be it from me that I would do this before my God. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives[a] they brought it.” And he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

20 Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three.[b] And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred whom he killed and made a name for himself[c] among the three. 21 He was twice as renowned[d] among the three[e] and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:19 Literally “against their lives”
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Other manuscripts have “thirty” which makes better sense in the context
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:20 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
  4. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Literally “he was glorified double”
  5. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Other manuscripts have “thirty,” which makes better sense in the context