King James Version (KJV)
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
Modern English
Behold, he was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
Hebrew
הִנֵּ֤ה ה֣וּא נִכְבָּד֮ מִן הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים֒ וְאֶ֨ל הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֤ה לֹא בָ֙א֙ וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ דָוִ֔יד עַ֖ל מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃
hineh hvʾ nikbad min hashloshiym vʾel hashloshah loʾ baʾ vayshimehv daviyd ʿal mishmaʿtvo