1 Chronicles 11:11-20

11This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam the son of Hachmoni, was the chief of the 30; he wielded his spear against 300 and slew them all at one time.

12After him was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

13He was with David at Pas Dammim, when the Philistines assembled there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley where the army retreated from before the Philistines,

14but they took a stand in the middle of the plot; they defended it and struck down the Philistines. Adonai delivered a great victory.

15Three of the 30 leaders went down to David at the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

16At that time, David was in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.

17David had a craving and said, “If only someone would give me water to drink from the cistern by the gate in Bethlehem!”

18So the three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern by the gate in Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But David refused to drink it. He poured it out to Adonai

19and said: “Far be it for me that I should do this before my God! Can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?”—for they brought it at the risk of their lives and he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the Three mighty men.

20Abishai, Joab’s brother, was chief of the Three. He once wielded his spear against 300 and slew them. Thus he won a name among the Three.