18. Now Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against 300 men and slew them, and won a name beside the Three.
19. Was he not most renowned of the Three? So he was their captain; however, he did not attain to the Three.
20. And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many notable acts, slew two lionlike men of Moab. He went down also and slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
21. And he slew an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew the man with his own spear.
22. These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
23. He was more renowned than the Thirty, but he attained not to the [first] Three. David set him over his guard or council.
24. Asahel brother of Joab was one of the Thirty; then Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25. Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,
26. Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,
27. Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah,
29. Heleb son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjamites.
30. Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
31. Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32. Eliahba of Shaalbon, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34. Eliphelet son of Ahasbai, son of Maacah, Eliam son of Ahithophel of Giloh,
35. Hezro (Hezrai) of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,
36. Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,