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

19 Ref Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.

20 Ref Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

21 Ref He killed 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 killed him with his own spear.

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

23 Ref He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three. 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 Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28 Ref Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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

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

31 Ref Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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

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

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

35 Ref Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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

37 Ref Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

38 Ref Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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

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