^{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.