2 Samuel 23:18-39 - David's Thirty Fighting Men

¹⁸ And. Abishai brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, he, was chief of three, in that he brandished his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and, he, had a name among three. ¹⁹ Was he not most honourable, of the three, and so became their captain? Nevertheless, unto the three, he attained not.

²⁰ Benaiah also, son of Jehoiadah, son of an active man, hero of many a deed, a man of Kabzeel, he, smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, on a day of snow; ²¹ he, also smote an Egyptian, who was of valiant bearing, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear, but he went down unto him with a staff, - and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. ²² These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and, he, had a name among three mighty men. ²³ He was the most honourable, of thirty, although, unto the three, he attained no, - so David added him to his council.

²⁴ Asahel, brother of Joab, was among the thirty, - Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem; ²⁵ Shammah, the Harodite; Elika, the Harodite; ²⁶ Helez, the Paltite, Ira, son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite; ²⁷ Abiezer, the Anathothite, Mebunnai, the Hushathite; ²⁸ Zalmon, the Ahohite, Maharai, the Netophathite; ²⁹ Heleb, son of Baanah, the Netophathite, - Ittai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; ³⁰ Benaiah, a Pirathonite, Hiddai, of the torrents of Gaash; ³¹ Abi-albon, the Arbathite, Azmaveth, the Barhumite; ³² Eliahba, the Shaalbonite, (Of) the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; ³³ Shammah, the Hararite, Ahiam, son of Sharar, the Ararite; ³⁴ Eliphelet, son of Ahasbai, son of the Maacathite. Eliam, son of Ahithophel, the Gilonite. ³⁵ Hezro, the Carmelite, Paarai, the Arbite; ³⁶ Igal, son of Nathan, of Zobah, Bani, the Gadite; ³⁷ Zelek, the Ammonite, - Naharai, the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab son of Zeruiah; ³⁸ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite; ³⁹ Uriah, the Hittite, In all, thirty and seven.