2 Samuel 23:8–23

⁸These are the names of the mighty ones whom David hath: sitting in the seat is the Tachmonite, head of the captains—he is Adino, who hardened himself against eight hundred—wounded at one time. ⁹And after him is Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines—they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up— ¹⁰he hath arisen, and smiteth among the Philistines till that his hand hath been weary, and his hand cleaveth unto the sword, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation on that day, and the people turn back after him only to strip off. ¹¹And after him is Shammah son of Agee the Hararite, and the Philistines are gathered into a company, and there is there a portion of the field full of lentiles, and the people hath fled from the presence of the Philistines, ¹²and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation. ¹³And three of the thirty heads go down and come unto the harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the valley of Rephaim, ¹⁴and David is then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem, ¹⁵and David longeth and saith, ‘Who doth give me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which is by the gate?’ ¹⁶And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which is by the gate, and take it up, and bring in unto David; and he was not willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah, ¹⁷and saith, ‘Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?’ and he was not willing to drink it; these things did the three mighty ones. ¹⁸And 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. ¹⁹Of the three is he not the honoured? and he becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come. ²⁰And 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. ²¹And 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. ²²These things hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among three mighty. ²³Of the thirty he is honoured, and unto the three he came not; and David setteth him over his guard.