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20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three[a] elite warriors. He killed 300 men with his spear[b] and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.[c]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:20 tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”