18. Then the Three [mighty men] broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate and brought it to David. But David would not drink it; he poured it out to the Lord,
19. And said, My God forbid that I should do this thing. Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it. So he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
20. Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. For he lifted up his spear against 300 and slew them, and was named among the Three.
21. Of the Three [in the second rank] he was more renowned than the two, and became their captain; however, he attained not to the first three.
22. Benaiah son of Jehoiada, whose father was a valiant man of Kabzeel, had done mighty deeds. He slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab. Also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in time of snow.
23. He slew an Egyptian also, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian held a spear like a weaver's beam, and [Benaiah] went to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and slew him with the man's own spear.
24. These things did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
25. He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the rank of the first three. David put him over his guard and council.
26. Also the mighty men of the armies were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27. Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite,
28. Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,
29. Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30. Maharai of Netophah, Heled son of Baanah of Netophah,
31. Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah of Pirathon,
32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,