1Ch 11:11-31 | NASB2020 | STEP | These constitute the list of David’s mighty men : Jashobeam , the son of a Hachmonite , the chief of the thirty ; he wielded his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time .

1 Chronicles 11:11-31

11 These constitute the list of David’s mighty men: ^aJashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, ^bthe chief of the thirty; he wielded his spear against three hundred ^{▼▼Lit slain ones}whom he killed at one time.

12 After him was Eleazar the son of ^dDodo, the Ahohite, who was ^{▼▼Lit among}one of the three mighty men. 13 He was with David at ^{▼▼In 1 Sam 17:1, Ephes-dammim}Pas-dammim ^gwhen the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of land full of barley; and the people fled from the Philistines. 14 But they took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and defeated the Philistines; and the Lord saved them with a great ^{▼▼Or salvation}victory.

15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while ⁱthe army of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim. 16 David was then in the stronghold, while ^jthe garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 17 And David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 18 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; however, David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord; 19 and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went ^{▼▼Lit with their souls}at the risk of their lives? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

20 As for ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:18, Abishai}Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the ^{▼▼As in Syriac; MT three}thirty, and he wielded his spear against three hundred ^{▼▼Lit slain ones}and killed them; and he had a name ^{▼▼Lit among the}as well as the ^{▼▼As in Syriac; MT three}thirty. 21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored, and he became their commander; however, he did not attain the reputation of the first three.

22 ^qBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a warrior of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck and killed the ^{▼▼Or two lion-like heroes of}two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day. 23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature ^{▼▼About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m}five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was ^ta spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 24 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name ^{▼▼Lit among the}as well as the three mighty men. 25 Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the first three; and David appointed him over his bodyguard.

26 Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 27 ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:25, Shammah the Harodite}Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:26, Paltite}Pelonite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, 29 ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:27, Mebunnai}Sibbecai the Hushathite, ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:28, Zalmon}Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netophathite, ^{▼▼In 2 Sam 23:29, Heleb}Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,