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24 These were the deeds of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. He was as famous as the Three Brave Warriors. 25 He was more greatly honored than any of the Thirty,[a] but he did not belong to the Three. David assigned him to be in charge of his bodyguard.

26 The brave warriors were: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:25 The Thirty: these would be David’s best military officers. The list of names in 2 Sam 23 differs somewhat from those given here.