14. At that time David was on a fortified hill, and a group of Philistines had occupied Bethlehem.
15. David felt homesick and said, “How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate at Bethlehem!”
16. The three famous soldiers forced their way through the Philistine camp, drew some water from the well, and brought it back to David. But he would not drink it; instead he poured it out as an offering to the Lord
17. and said, “Lord, I could never drink this! It would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives!” So he refused to drink it.Those were the brave deeds of the three famous soldiers.
18. Joab's brother Abishai (their mother was Zeruiah) was the leader of “The Famous Thirty”. He fought with his spear against 300 men and killed them, and became famous among “The Thirty”.
19. He was the most famous of “The Thirty” and became their leader, but he was not as famous as “The Three”.
20. Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was another famous soldier; he did many brave deeds, including killing two great Moabite warriors. He once went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
21. He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man who was armed with a spear. Benaiah attacked him with his club, snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it.
22. Those were the brave deeds of Benaiah, who was one of “The Thirty”.