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Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
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A Second Tier of Heroes
Commentators explain that this verse introduces a new group of three heroes, separate from the first trio mentioned earlier in the chapter. Abishai, the brother of David's general Joab, is presented as the chief of this second distinguished group, earning his place through his own incredible feat.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The three (2 Samuel 23:22). It was Abishai’s prowess on this occasion that raised him to be chief of this triad.
19th Century
Anglican
Among three. —The Hebrew margin has “the three,” and so also the text in the following clause. “The three” are the triad of heroes…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three Anoth…
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