23. And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and slew him with his own spear.
24. These things did Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
25. He was the most honoured among the thirty, but did not attain to the first three. And David placed him in his council.
26. Also the valiant men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27. Shammoth of Harori, Helez, the Pelonite,
28. Ira, the son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, Abiezer, the Antothite,
29. Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite,