17. David said, “Lord, I can’t drink this! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives!” So David refused to drink the water. These were the brave things that the three warriors did.
18. Abishai was the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah. He was captain of the Three. Abishai used his spear against 300 enemies and killed them. He became as famous as the Three.
19. Abishai received even more honor than the Three. He became their commander. But he was not a member of them.
20. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave fighter from Kabzeel. He did many brave things. He killed two of the best soldiers from Moab. He also went down into a pit when it was snowing. There he killed a lion.
21. Benaiah killed a big Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand. But Benaiah only had a club. Benaiah grabbed the spear from the Egyptian’s hand. Then Benaiah killed him with his own spear.
22. These were the brave things that Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. He was as famous as the Three.
23. He received more honor than the Thirty. But he did not become a member of the Three. David made him leader of his bodyguard.