2 Samuel 23:11-33

11Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee, a 1Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered 2into an army where there was a plot of land full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. 12But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it, and struck the Philistines; and 3the Lord brought about a great victory.

13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time to the 4cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in 5the Valley of Rephaim. 14David was then 6in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15And 7David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” 168So the three mighty men forced their way into the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Yet he would not drink it, but 9poured it out as an offering to the Lord; 17and he said, “Far be it from me, Lord, that I would do this! 10Should I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

18Now 11Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was 12chief of the 13thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred 14and killed them, and had a name 15as well as the three. 19He was the most honored among the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the reputation of the three.

20Then 16Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of 17Kabzeel, who had done great deeds, 18killed the 19two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 21And he 20killed an Egyptian, 21an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. 22These things 22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name 23as well as the three mighty men. 23He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.

2424Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; and there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 2525Shammah the 26Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the 27Tekoite, 27Abiezer the 28Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the 29Netophathite, 2930Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of 31Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, 30Benaiah a 32Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of 33Gaash, 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the 34Barhumite, 32Eliahba the 35Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 3336Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,