1 Chronicles 11:21

21 although he was honored more than they were. So he became their captain but didn't become a member of the three.

1 Chronicles 11:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:21

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

1 Chronicles 11:21 In-Context

19 and said, "It's unthinkable that I would do this, God. Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives? They had to risk their lives to get this water." So he refused to drink it. These are the things which the three fighting men did.
20 Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men, but he was not one of the three,
21 although he was honored more than they were. So he became their captain but didn't become a member of the three.
22 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was from Kabzeel and was a brave man who did many things. He killed two distinguished soldiers from Moab. He also went into a cistern and killed a lion on the day it snowed.
23 He killed an eight-foot-tall Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's beam in his hand. But Benaiah went to him with a club, grabbed the spear away from him, and killed him with it.
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