The three (2 Samuel 23:22). It was Abishai’s prowess on this occasion that raised him to be chief of this triad.

Among three. —The Hebrew margin has “the three,” and so also the text in the following clause. “The three” are the triad of heroes…

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was
chief among the three
Anoth…

David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; he had often refreshed …