21. and was more honored than the Three. He became their commander even though he was not one of them.
22. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave fighter from Kabzeel who did mighty things. He killed two of the best warriors from Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day.
23. Benaiah killed an Egyptian who was about seven and one-half feet tall and had a spear as large as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had a club, but he grabbed the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
24. These were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. He was as famous as the Three.
25. He received more honor than the Thirty, but he did not become a member of the Three. David made him leader of his bodyguards.
26. These were also mighty warriors:Asahel brother of Joab;Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
27. Shammoth the Harorite;Helez the Pelonite;
28. Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;Abiezer the Anathothite;
29. Sibbecai the Hushathite;Ilai the Ahohite;
30. Maharai the Netophathite;Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite;
31. Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin;Benaiah the Pirathonite;
32. Hurai from the ravines of Gaash;Abiel the Arbathite;
33. Azmaveth the Baharumite;Eliahba the Shaalbonite;
34. the sons of Hashem the Gizonite;Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite;
35. Ahiam son of Sacar the Hararite;Eliphal son of Ur;