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2 Samuel 23:8-23 (NET)

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⁸ These are the names of David's warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers. He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle. ⁹ Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated, ¹⁰ he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The LORD gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses. ¹¹ Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines. ¹² But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them a great victory. ¹³ At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!" ¹⁶ So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the 'LORD' ¹⁷ and said, "O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three. ²⁰ Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day. ²¹ He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. ²² Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors. ²³ 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.

Definition(s):
Abishai (Ab-eye-shy): the present of my father
Agee (Ah-geh): a valley; deepness
Ariel (Ar-ee-el): altar; light or lion of God
Benaiah (Be-nah-ya): son of the Lord
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Eleazar (Ell-ee-ehz-er): help of God, court of God
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Kabzeel (Kab-ze-el): the congregation of God
Philistines (Fill-iss-tigns): those who dwell in villages
Shammah (Sham-a): loss; desolation; astonishment
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
So (Soh):