21. He struck down an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff, seized the spear from the Egyptian, and killed him with his own spear.
22. These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and won for himself a name alongside the three.
23. He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. So David set him over his bodyguard.
24. Among the thirty wereAsahel the brother of Joab,Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25. Shammah the Harodite,Elika the Harodite,
26. Helez the Paltite,Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27. Abiezer the Anathothite,Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28. Zalmon the Ahohite,Maharai the Netophathite,
29. Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin,
30. Benaiah the Pirathonite,Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31. Abi-Albon the Arbathite,Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite,of the sons of Jashen,Jonathan,