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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.”

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel was a famous soldier; he did many brave deeds, including killing two great Moabite warriors. He once went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 One ancient translation Thirty; Hebrew Three.
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:20 One ancient translation (see also 2 S 23.18) “The Thirty”; Hebrew “The Three.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Probable text (see 2 S 23.19) most famous of “The Thirty”; Hebrew unclear.

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