23. And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
24. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men.
25. He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
26. The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27. Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite,
28. Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,
29. Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30. Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah,
31. Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon,
32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33. Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34. Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35. Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37. Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,