1 Chronicles 11:24-39

11:24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors. 11:25 He received honor from ¹  the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

11:26 The mighty warriors were:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem, ² 

11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, ³ 

Helez the Pelonite, ⁴ 

11:28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Abiezer the Anathothite,

11:29 Sibbekai ⁵  the Hushathite,

Ilai ⁶  the Ahohite,

11:30 Maharai the Netophathite,

Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

11:31 Ithai ⁷  son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory,

Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32 Hurai ⁸  from the valleys of Gaash,

Abiel ⁹  the Arbathite,

11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, ¹⁰ 

Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

11:34 the sons of Hashem ¹¹  the Gizonite,

Jonathan son of Shageh ¹²  the Hararite,

11:35 Ahiam son of Sakar ¹³  the Hararite,

Eliphal son of Ur, ¹⁴ 

11:36 Hepher the Mekerathite,

Ahijah the Pelonite,

11:37 Hezro ¹⁵  the Carmelite,

Naarai son of Ezbai,

11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, ¹⁶ 

Mibhar son of Hagri,

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

¹ tn Or “more than.”

¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:25 has the variant spelling of “Shammah.”

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:26 has the variant spelling of “Paltite.”

¹ tn In 2 Sam 23:27 this individual’s name is given as “Mebunnai.”

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:28 has the variant “Zalmon.”

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:29 has the variant spelling “Ittai.”

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:28 has the variant spelling “Hiddai.”

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:31 has the variant spelling “Abi-Albon.”

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:31 has the variant spelling “Barhumite.”

¹ tn In 2 Sam 23:32 this individual’s name is given as “Jashen.”

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:33 has the variant spelling “Shammah.”

¹ tn In 2 Sam 23:33 this individual’s name is given as “Sharar.”

² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:34 has the variant “Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite.”

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:35 has the variant spelling “Hezrai.”

¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:36 has the variant “Igal son of Nathan from Zobah.”