American Standard Version
"Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. "
— 2 Samuel 23:19, American Standard Version
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
“Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.”
“From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.”
“And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.”
“Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.”
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah.
And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
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.
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.