2 Samuel 23:9-28

9And after him was Eleazar the son of 1Dodo the 2Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had 3withdrawn. 104He rose up and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and 5it clung to the sword, and 6the Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder the dead.

11Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee, a 7Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered 8into 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 9the Lord brought about a great victory.

13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time to the 10cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in 11the Valley of Rephaim. 14David was then 12in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15And 13David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” 1614So 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 15poured it out as an offering to the Lord; 17and he said, “Far be it from me, Lord, that I would do this! 16Should 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 17Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was 18chief of the 19thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred 20and killed them, and had a name 21as 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 22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of 23Kabzeel, who had done great deeds, 24killed the 25two 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 26killed an Egyptian, 27an 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 28Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name 29as 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.

2430Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; and there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 2531Shammah the 32Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the 33Tekoite, 27Abiezer the 34Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the 35Netophathite,