2 Samuel 23:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ saying, “·May the Lord keep me from drinking this water [^LThe Lord forbid that I should do this]! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives!” So David refused to drink it. ·These [Such] were the ·brave things [exploits; deeds] that the three ·warriors [champions] did.

¹⁸ Abishai, brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was ·captain [leader; chief] of the Three. Abishai fought three hundred soldiers with his spear and killed them. He ·became as famous as [won/earned a name among] the Three ¹⁹ and was ·more honored than the Three [or the most honored of the Thirty; ^Cthe Hebrew text has “Three”; the Syriac text has “Thirty” and fits the context better]. He became their commander even though he was not one of ·them [^Lthe Three].