16. And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bĕyth Leḥem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to Dawiḏ. But he would not drink it, but poured it out to יהוה.
17. And he said, “Far be it from me, O יהוה, to do this – the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives!” So he would not drink it. This is what the three mighty men did.
18. And Aḇishai the brother of Yo’aḇ, son of Tseruyah, was chief of another three. And he lifted his spear against three hundred men whom he slew, and had a name among these three.
19. Was he not the most esteemed of three? And he became their commander, but he did not come to the first three.
20. And Benayahu was the son of Yehoyaḏa, son of a brave man from Qaḇtse’ĕl, great in deeds. He smote two lion-like men of Mo’aḇ. And he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
21. And he smote a Mitsrite, an impressive man. And the Mitsrite had a spear in his hand, so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Mitsrite’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
22. This is what Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏa did, and had a name among three mighty men.
23. He was more esteemed than the thirty, but he did not come to the first three. And Dawiḏ set him over his guard.
24. Asah’ĕl the brother of Yo’aḇ was one of the thirty; Elḥanan son of Doḏo of Bĕyth Leḥem,
25. Shammah the Ḥaroḏite, Eliqa the Ḥaroḏite,
26. Ḥelets the Paltite, Ira son of Iqqĕsh the Teqowite,
27. Aḇi‛ezer the Anethothite, Meḇunnai the Ḥushathite,
28. Tsalmon the Aḥoḥite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29. Ḥĕleḇ son of Ba‛anah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Riḇai from Giḇ‛ah of the children of Binyamin,
30. Benayahu the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Ga‛ash,
31. Aḇi-Alḇon the Arbathite, Azmaweth the Barḥumite,
32. Elyaḥba the Sha‛albonite of the sons of Yashĕn, Yehonathan,
33. Shammah the Hararite, Aḥyam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34. Eliphelet son of Aḥasbai, son of the Ma‛aḵathite, Eliyam son of Aḥithophel the Gilonite,
35. Ḥetsrai the Karmelite, Pa‛arai the Arbite,
36. Yig̅’al son of Nathan of Tsoḇah, Bani the Gaḏite,