New Revised Standard Version
He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Contemporary English Version
even though he never became one of them. And he was certainly as famous as the rest of the Thirty Warriors. So David made him the leader of his own bodyguard.

New American Bible
but was more famous than any of the Thirty. However, he did not attain to the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.

And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.

but attained

1 Chronicles 11:21 And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three.

David

2 Samuel 20:23 So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,