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- Chapter 23
- Verse 19
2 Samuel 23:19
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Was he not most honourable of three?.... He was; who, besides the exploit here mentioned, did many other things; he went down with David into Saul's camp, and took away his spear and cruse, which were…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
i. e., “Was he not the most honorable of the three of the second order, howbeit, he attained not to the three,” the triad, namely, which consisted of Jashobeam, Eleazar, and Shammah. That two triads…
Exploits of Abishai and Benaiah
18. Abishai David's valiant but hard-hearted nephew, who shared the command of the army with his brother Joab in the Ammonite war and in Absalom's rebellion (ch. 2Sa…
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