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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Samuel 23:18 Catholic Bible: Joab's brother Abishai (their mother was Zeruiah) was the leader of "The Famous Thirty." He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and became famous among "The Thirty." </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/2_samuel/23-18.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/2_samuel/23-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/2_samuel/23-18.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/2_samuel/1.htm">2 Samuel</a> > <a href="/gntd/2_samuel/23.htm">Chapter 23</a> > Verse 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/23-17.htm" title="2 Samuel 23:17">◄</a> 2 Samuel 23:18 <a href="../2_samuel/23-19.htm" title="2 Samuel 23:19">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/2_samuel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joab's brother Abishai (their mother was Zeruiah) was the leader of "The Famous Thirty." He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and became famous among "The Thirty." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. With his spear he fought against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the Three.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/2_samuel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and in one battle he killed 300 men with his spear. He was as famous as the Three Warriors <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abishai, the brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the chief of the Thirty; he brandished his spear over three hundred whom he had slain. He made a name among the Thirty,<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,</p><p class="hdg">Abishai</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18</a> And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/3-30.htm">2 Samuel 3:30</a> So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/10-10.htm">2 Samuel 10:10,14</a> And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/18-2.htm">2 Samuel 18:2</a> And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a> But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/26-6.htm">1 Samuel 26:6-8</a> David spoke to Achimelech, the Hethite, and Abisai, the son of Sarvia, the brother of Joab, saying: Who will go down with me to Saul into the camp? And Abisai said: I will go with thee. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/2-16.htm">1 Chronicles 2:16</a> And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/11-20.htm">1 Chronicles 11:20,21</a> And Abisai the brother of Joab, he was chief of three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three, . . . </p><p class="hdg">and slew them [heb] slain </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/23.htm">David's Mighty Men</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl">Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,</span><span class="reftext">19</span>And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/10-10.htm">2 Samuel 10:10</a></span><br />And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/10-14.htm">2 Samuel 10:14</a></span><br />And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/18-2.htm">2 Samuel 18:2</a></span><br />And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/23-19.htm">2 Samuel 23:19</a></span><br />And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/11-20.htm">1 Chronicles 11:20</a></span><br />And Abisai the brother of Joab, he was chief of three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/11-21.htm">1 Chronicles 11:21</a></span><br />And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">Abishai</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-7.htm">Abi'shai</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Brandished</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-44.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-23.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-23.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-21.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-1.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Swung</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Thirty</a> <a 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