23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.


In Context

20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion-like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among three mighty men.

23 He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

2 Samuel 23:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:23He 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.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:23He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:23And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained riot to the first three: and David made him of his privy council.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:23He 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

23:23He 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

23:23He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three. David set him over his guard.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:23Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.