2 Samuel 23:19

2Sa 23:19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.

Ver. 19. He attained not to the first three, ] viz., In degree and dignity. Men may have their praise, though they be not among the first, Honestum est ei qui in primis non potest, in secundis tertiisve consistere, saith the orator. a Every man cannot excel, who yet may be useful.

a Cicero.