2 Samuel 23:23
What does 2 Samuel 23:23 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 23:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained not to the first three: and David made him of his privy council.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 22:14
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?
- 1 Chronicles 27:6
This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his course was Ammizabad his son.
- 2 Samuel 8:8
And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
- 2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
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