Verse 20

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred men, slew them, and had a name among the three.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abisai, Joabs bror, var leder for de tre. Han hevet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og ble kjent som en av de tre mektigste.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, han var leder blant de tre, for han løftet opp sitt spyd mot tre hundre, og drepte dem, og fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abishai, Joabs bror, var leder av de tre: for å ha løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre, felte han dem, og han fikk navn blant de tre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var den ledende blant de tre; han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og drepte dem og fikk et stort navn blant de tre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absjai, Joabs bror, var leder for disse tre. Han svingte sitt spyd mot tre hundre og felte dem, men han fikk ikke samme ære som de tre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var høvding for de tre. Han løftet sin spyd mot tre hundre drepte, og han fikk et navn blant de tre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abishai, Joabs bror, var leder for dem av de tre, for han løftet sitt spyd og nedkjempet tre hundre, og ble kjent blant de tre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var høvding for de tre. Han løftet sin spyd mot tre hundre drepte, og han fikk et navn blant de tre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Absjai, Joabs bror, var leder for de tretti. Han svingte spydet mot tre hundre mann og drepte dem. Han hadde et stort navn blant de tretti.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. He raised his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and so he became as famous as the three.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Absjai, Joabs bror, var leder for en annen gruppe på tre. Han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre menn og drepte dem, og han hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abisai, Joabs Broder, han var den Ypperste iblandt Tre, og han opløftede sit Spyd mod tre Hundrede, som bleve ihjelslagne, og han var navnkundig iblandt de Tre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var høvdingen for de tre, for han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre og drepte dem, og fikk navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var leder for de tre; for han løftet spydet sitt mot tre hundre og drepte dem, og han hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Abisjai, bror til Joab, var leder for de tre; han løftet sitt spyd mot tre hundre falne og hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var høvding for de tre; han løftet opp sitt spyd mot tre hundre og slo dem, og han hadde et navn blant de tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Abisjai, Joabs bror, var leder for de tretti, for han drepte tre hundre med sitt spyd, men han hadde ikke samme ære som de tre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Abisai the brother of Ioab, he was the chefest amonge thre. And he lifte vp his speare, and smote thre hundreth. And he was famous amonge thre,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, & he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abisai the brother of Ioab, he also was captayne among three: For he lyft vp his speare against three hundred, and wounded them, and had a name among the three:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew [them], and had a name among the three.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and hath a name among three.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 26:6 : 6 Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to the camp of Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
• 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.
• 2 Sam 3:30 : 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
• 2 Sam 18:2 : 2 And David sent a third of the people under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go out with you myself also.
• 2 Sam 20:6 : 6 And David said to Abishai, Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did; take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find fortified cities and escape from us.
• 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.
• 2 Sam 23:18-39 : 18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three. 19 Was he not the most honorable of the three? Therefore he was their captain, however, he did not attain to the first three. 20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he killed two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit during the time of snow: 21 And he killed an Egyptian, a handsome 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 killed him with his own spear. 22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name among the three mighty men. 23 He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain 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 Bethlehem, 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
• 1 Chr 2:16 : 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.