From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord