25He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.


In Context

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men.

25 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

26 The mighty men were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

1st Chronicles 11:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:25And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him in his council.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25Of the thirty, lo, he is honoured, and unto the first three he hath not come, and David setteth him over his guard.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:25Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.