1 Chronicles 11:20-47
GOD’S WORD Translation
David’s Thirty Fighting Men(A)
20 Joab’s brother Abishai was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men, but he was not one of the three, 21 although he was honored more than they were. So he became their captain but didn’t become a member of the three.
22 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was from Kabzeel and was a brave man who did many things. He killed two distinguished soldiers from Moab. He also went into a cistern and killed a lion on the day it snowed. 23 He killed an eight-foot-tall Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand. But Benaiah went to him with a club, grabbed the spear away from him, and killed him with it. 24 These are the things that Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, did. He was as famous as the three fighting men. 25 He was honored more than the thirty, but he was not a member of the three. David put him in charge of his bodyguards.
26 The distinguished fighting men were
Joab’s brother Asahel,
Elhanan (son of Dodo) from Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth from Harod,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira (son of Ikkesh) from Tekoa,
Abiezer from Anathoth,
29 Sibbecai (son of Hushai),
Ilai (descendant of Ahohi),
30 Maharai from Netophah,
Heled (son of Baanah) from Netophah,
31 Ithai (son of Ribai) from Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah from Pirathon,
32 Hurai from the Gaash ravines,
Abiel from Beth Arabah,
33 Azmaveth from Bahurim,
Eliahba from Shaalbon,
34 Bene Hashem from Gizon,
Jonathan (son of Shage the Hararite),
35 Ahiam (son of Sachar the Hararite),
Eliphal (son of Ur),
36 Hepher the Mecherathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro from Carmel,
Naari (son of Ezbai),
38 Joel (son of Nathan),
Mibhar (son of Hagri),
39 Zelek from Ammon,
Naharai from Beroth, armorbearer for Zeruiah’s son Joab,
40 Ira (descendant of Ithra),
Gareb (descendant of Ithra),
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad (son of Ahlai),
42 Adina (son of Shiza) from the tribe of Reuben (who was leader of the tribe of Reuben and had his own group of thirty soldiers),
43 Hanan (son of Maacah),
and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia from Ashteroth,
Shama and Jeiel (sons of Hotham from Aroer),
45 Jediael (son of Shimri) and
his brother Joha the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
Jeribai and Joshaviah (sons of Elnaam),
Ithmah from Moab,
47 Eliel,
Obed, and
Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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