18. Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David, so that he might drink. But he was not willing; and instead, he offered it as a libation to the Lord,
19. saying: "Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God, and that I would drink the blood of these men. For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me." And for this reason, he was not willing to drink. The three most powerful accomplished these things.
20. Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renown among the three,
21. and he was famous among the second three and their leader. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the first three.
22. Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a very mature man, who had accomplished many deeds. He struck down the two lions of God from Moab. And he descended and killed a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.
23. And he struck down an Egyptian man, whose stature was five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver's beam. And yet he descended to him with a staff. And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand. And he killed him with his own spear.
24. These things were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who was most renowned among the three robust ones,
25. the first among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the three. Then David placed him beside his ear.
26. Moreover, the strongest men of the army were Asahel, the brother of Joab; and Elhanan, the son of his uncle, from Bethlehem;
27. Shammoth, a Harorite; Helez, a Pelonite;
28. Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite; Abiezer, an Anathothite;
29. Sibbecai, a Hushathite; Ilai, an Ahohite;
30. Maharai, a Netophathite; Heled, the son of Baanah, a Netophathite;