19. He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
20. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
21. And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, 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.
22. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
23. He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
24. Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25. Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,
26. Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,
27. Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah,
29. Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin,
30. Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
31. Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,
32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel of Gilo,
35. Hezro of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,