Bible verse
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
1 Chronicles 11:25 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Chronicles 11.
21 He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
22 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
23 He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
24 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
25 He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
26 Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
KJV
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
ASV
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
ERV
Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
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