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18 Ref And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he `is' head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred -- wounded, and he hath a name among three.

19 Ref Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the `first' three he hath not come.

20 Ref And Benaiah son of Jehoiada (son of a man of valour, great in deeds from Kabzeel), he hath smitten two lion-like men of Moab, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit in a day of snow.

21 Ref And he hath smitten the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian `is' a spear, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.

22 These `things' hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among three mighty.

23 Ref Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.

24 Ref Asahel brother of Joab `is' of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem.

25 Ref Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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

27 Ref Abiezer the Annethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28 Ref Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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

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

31 Ref Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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

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

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

35 Ref Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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

37 Ref Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

38 Ref Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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

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