20. Abishai was chief over the Three. He was the brother of Joab. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the Three were.
21. He was honored twice as much as the Three. He became their commander. But he wasn't included among them.
22. Benaiah was a great hero from Kabzeel. He was the son of Jehoiada. Benaiah did many brave things. He struck down two of Moab's best fighting men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day. He killed a lion there.
23. And Benaiah struck down an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian was holding a spear as big as a weaver's rod. Benaiah went out to fight against him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand. Then he killed him with it.
24. Those were some of the brave things Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did. He too was as famous as the three mighty men were.
25. He was honored more than any of the Thirty. But he wasn't included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his own personal guards.
26. Here is a list of David's mighty men. Asahel, the brother of Joab Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem
27. Shammoth, the Harorite Helez, the Pelonite
28. Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa Abiezer from Anathoth