17. "Lord, I would never drink that water!" David said. "It stands for the blood of these men. They put their lives in danger by going to Bethlehem to get it." So David wouldn't drink it. Those were some of the brave things the three mighty men did.
18. Abishai was chief over the Three. He was the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the Three were.
19. In fact, he was even more honored than the Three. He became their commander. But he wasn't included among them.
20. 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.
21. And he struck down a huge Egyptian. The Egyptian was holding a spear. 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.
22. Those were some of the brave things Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did. He too was as famous as the three mighty men were.
23. He was honored more than any of the Thirty. But he wasn't included among the Three. David put him in charge of his own personal guards.
24. Here is a list of David's men who were among the Thirty. Asahel, the brother of Joab Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem
25. Shammah, the Harodite Elika, the Harodite