^{13 Ref} And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

^{14 Ref} And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

^{15 Ref} And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!

^{16 Ref} And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.

^{17 Ref} And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

^{18 Ref} And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.

^{19 Ref} Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.

^{20 Ref} And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:

^{21 Ref} And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

²² These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

^{23 Ref} He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.

^{24 Ref} Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,

^{25 Ref} Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

^{26 Ref} Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

^{27 Ref} Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,

^{28 Ref} Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

^{29 Ref} Heldai, the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

^{30 Ref} Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,

^{31 Ref} Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,

^{32 Ref} Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,

^{33 Ref} Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,

^{34 Ref} Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

^{35 Ref} Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,

^{36 Ref} Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

^{37 Ref} Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,

^{38 Ref} Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

^{39 Ref} Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.