2 Samuel 23

₁Now these be the last words of David.

₈These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: the Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

₉And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: ₁₀he arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

₁₁And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. ₁₂But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

₁₃And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. ₁₄And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. ₁₅And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! ₁₆And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. ₁₇And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

₁₈And 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. ₁₉Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. ₂₀And 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: ₂₁and 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. ₂₂These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. ₂₃He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

₂₄Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, ₂₅Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, ₂₆Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, ₂₇Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, ₂₈Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, ₂₉Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, ₃₀Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, ₃₁Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, ₃₂Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, ₃₃Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, ₃₄Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, ₃₅Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, ₃₆Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, ₃₇Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, ₃₈Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, ₃₉Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.