1 Chronicles 11:21

1 Chronicles 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
• New International Version (NIV)He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three.

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:21

19and said: “Far be it for me that I should do this before my God! Can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?”—for they brought it at the risk of their lives and he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the Three mighty men. 20Abishai, Joab’s brother, was chief of the Three. He once wielded his spear against 300 and slew them. Thus he won a name among the Three. Of the Three, he was more highly esteemed than the other two and became their commander, even though he was not one of the three. 22Beniah son of Jehoiada was a valiant man from Kabzeel who had done mighty deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab, and went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day. 23He also killed the giant Egyptian man who was five cubits tall. In his hand the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam, yet Beniah attacked him with a club. He snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

1 Chronicles 11:21 word by word

מִן־הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה בַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙ נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה לֹֽא־בָֽא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• he was more honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• than the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• for he was their captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• howbeit he attainedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:21

• Matthew 13:8But others fell on good soil and were producing fruit. They yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
• 1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-47Verses 10-47 An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is all in all. In strengthening him, they strengthened themselves and their own interest, for his advancement was theirs. We shall gain by what we do in our places for the support of the kingdom of the Son of David; and those that are faithful to Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-47This story about David's mighty warriors shows that Israel's best and bravest men supported him, along with all of Israel (compare 2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. howbeit he attained not to the first three--(See on 2Sa 23:19).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 11:21

• Armies
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary