2 Samuel 23:23 - American Standard Version (1901)

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He was more renowned than the Thirty, but he attained not to the [first] Three. David set him over his guard or council.

Common English Bible

He was famous among the Thirty, but he didn’t become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he was renowned among the three robust men, who were the most noble among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not attain to the three, until David made him his secret advisor.