1 Chronicles 11:22-47 ▼

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam; but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

24 Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and he won a name beside the three warriors.

25 He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

26 The warriors of the armies were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

27 Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite,

28 Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

30 Maharai of Netophah, Heled son of Baanah of Netophah,

31 Ithai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjaminites, Benaiah of Pirathon,

32 Hurai of the wadis of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

33 Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba of Shaalbon,

34 Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,

35 Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

37 Hezro of Carmel, Naarai son of Ezbai,

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

43 Hanan son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

45 Jediael son of Shimri, and his brother Joha the Tizite,

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.