2 Samuel 23:13-39 ▼

13 And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Odollam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the valley of Raphain.

14 And David was then in the strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

15 And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

16 And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the gate: and they took it, and brought it to David, and he would not drink it, but poured it out before the Lord.

17 And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink of the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

18 And Abessa the brother of Joab the son of Saruia, he was chief among the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and he had a name among three.

19 Of those three he was most honourable, and he became a chief over them, but he reached not to the first three.

20 And Banaeas the son of Jodae, he was abundant in mighty deeds, from Cabeseel, and he smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab: and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

21 He smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear as the side of a ladder; and he went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

22 These things did Banaeas the son of Jodae, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

23 He was honourable among the second three, but he reached not to the first three: and David made him his reporter. And these are the names of King David's mighty men.

24 Asael Joab's brother; he was among the thirty. Eleanan son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem.

25 Saema the Rudaean.

26 Selles the Kelothite: Iras the son of Isca the Thecoite.

27 Abiezer the Anothite, of the sons of the Anothite.

28 Ellon the Aoite; Noere the Netophatite.

29 Esthai the son of Riba of Gabaeth, son of Benjamin the Ephrathite; Asmoth the Bardiamite; Emasu the Salabonite:

30 Adroi of the brooks.

31 Gadabiel son of the Arabothaeite.

32 the sons of Asan, Jonathan;

33 Samnan the Arodite; Amnan the son of Arai the Saraurite.

34 Aliphaleth the son of Asbites, the son of the Machachachite; Eliab the son of Achitophel the Gelonite.

35 Asarai the Carmelite the son of Uraeoerchi.

36 Gaal the son of Nathana. The son of much valour, the son of Galaaddi. Elie the Ammanite.

37 Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia.

38 Iras the Ethirite. Gerab the Ethenite.

39 Urias the Chettite: thirty-seven in all.