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Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.
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Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three
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Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
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And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear
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These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.
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He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard.
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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
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Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
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Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan,
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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite