Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Above the three was he not honored? and he will be to them for chief: and he came not even to the three.
New American Standard Bible
He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.
King James Version
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
Holman Bible
Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
International Standard Version
He was more well-known than the Three, and became their commander, but he never measured up to the Three.
A Conservative Version
Was he not most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he did not attain to the [first] three.
American Standard Version
Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
Amplified
He was the most honored of the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the [greatness of the] three.
Bible in Basic English
Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three
Darby Translation
Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.
King James 2000
Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: however he attained not unto the first three.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Among the thirty, is it not that he [was] honored and became a commander for them? But he did not come up to the three
Modern King James verseion
Surely he was honored more than the three. And he was their commander. However he did not attain to the first three.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he was nobler man than the three and was their captain. Howbeit he attained not unto those three in acts.
NET Bible
From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.
New Heart English Bible
Wasn't he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain: however he did not attain to the three.
The Emphasized Bible
Was he not most honourable, of the three, and so became their captain? Nevertheless, unto the three, he attained not.
Webster
Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: yet he attained not to the first three.
World English Bible
Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.
Youngs Literal Translation
Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 23:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Faithful Soldiers
18 And Abishai Joab's brother, son of Zeruiah, he the head of the three. And he raised up his spear against three hundred wounded, and to him a name among the three. 19 Above the three was he not honored? and he will be to them for chief: and he came not even to the three. 20 And Benaiah son of Jehoida, son of a living man great of works, from Kabzeel, he struck two lions of god of Moab: and he went down and struck a lion in the midst of a well in the day of snow.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:9
And after him Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, among the three mighty with David in their upbraiding the rovers; they were gathered together there to war, and the men of Israel will go up.
2 Samuel 23:13
And three of the thirty heads will go down and come to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam: and the wild beasts, the rovers, encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 23:16
And the three mighty will break forth through the camp of the rovers, and draw waters from the well of the House of Bread, which is in the gate, and they will lift up and bring to David: and he would not drink them, and he will pour them out to Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 11:25
From the thirty, behold, he was honored, and to three he came not: and David will set him over his audience.
Matthew 13:8
And others fell upon good earth and gave fruit, some truly a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.
Matthew 13:23
But he having sown upon good earth is he hearing the word, and understanding; who indeed bears fruit, and who makes truly a hundred, and who sixty, and who thirty.
1 Corinthians 15:41
One glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for star differs from star in glory.