New King James Version

2 Samuel 23:21-36 New King James Version (NKJV)

21. And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

22. These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.

23. He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard.

24. Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25. Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

26. Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

27. Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

29. Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

30. Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,

31. Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan,

33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

35. Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

36. Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,