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Now Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Thirty. With his spear he fought against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the Three.
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He was the most renowned of the Thirty, and became their commander; but he did not attain to the Three
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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant warrior from Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
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And he killed an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear
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Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and won a name beside the three warriors.
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He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
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Among the Thirty were Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem;
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Shammah of Harod; Elika of Harod;
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Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa;
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Abiezer of Anathoth; Mebunnai the Hushathite;
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Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai of Netophah;