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18 Ref And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

19 Ref Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

20 Ref And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

21 Ref And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

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

23 Ref He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

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

25 Ref Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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

27 Ref Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28 Ref Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

29 Ref Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

30 Ref Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

31 Ref Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

32 Ref Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

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

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

35 Ref Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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

37 Ref Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

38 Ref Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

39 Ref Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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