19. Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.
20. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
21. He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
22. These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.
23. He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
24. Among the Thirty were:Joab’s brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25. Shammah the Harodite,Elika the Harodite,
26. Helez the Paltite,Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27. Abiezer the Anathothite,Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28. Zalmon the Ahohite,Maharai the Netophathite,
29. Heleb son of Baanah the Netophahite,Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,
30. Benaiah the Pirathonite,Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,
31. Abi-albon the Arbathite,Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite,the sons of Jashen,Jonathan son of
33. Shammah the Hararite,Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34. Eliphelet son of Ahasbai son of the Maacathite,Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35. Hezro the Carmelite,Paarai the Arbite,
36. Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,Bani the Gadite,