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20 Abishai, Joab’s brother, was chief of the Thirty.[a] He raised his spear against the three hundred men he had slain, but he wasn’t considered one of the Three. 21 He was the most famous of the Thirty. He became their commander, but he wasn’t among the Three.

22 Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son from Kabzeel, was a hero who performed great deeds. He killed two of Moab’s leaders,[b] and on a snowy day went down into a pit where he killed a lion.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Syr; MT three
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Heb Ariel

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