11:21a He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander,

(Revised Standard Version🙂 He was the most renowned of the thirty, and became their commander;

He was the most famous of the thirty ⌊warriors⌋ and became their commander.
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People honored him more than twice as much as the ⌊rest of the⌋ the thirty ⌊warriors⌋ and he became their leader.

11:21b even though he was not included among the Three.

(Revised Standard Version🙂 but he did not attain to the three.

But he was not part of the three ⌊heroes⌋ .
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But he never became one of the Three Warriors. (CEVUK)

11:21:a–b (combined and reordered)

He was not included among the three ⌊heroes⌋ . Yet, he was doubly honored above the thirty ⌊warriors⌋ and became their commander.

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