1 Tawarikh 11:11

11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: ¹ 

Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. ²  He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 11:20

11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three ⁴  elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear ⁵  and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. ⁶ 

[11:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”

[11:11]  ² tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).

[11:11]  ³ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”

[11:20]  ⁴ tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

[11:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

[11:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”