20 Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a hero from Kabzeel who performed great deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel from Moab. He once went down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day.
21 He also killed a giant Egyptian who had a spear in his hand. Benaiah went against him armed with a staff. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
22 These were the kinds of things Jehoiada’s son Benaiah did. He made a name for himself along with the three warriors.
23 He was famous among the Thirty, but he didn’t become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.
24 Among the Thirty were:Asahel, Joab’s brother;Elhanan, Dodo’s son from Bethlehem;
25 Shammah from Harod;Elika from Harod;
26 Helez from Pelet;Ira, Ikkesh’s son from Tekoa;