Benaiah was even more famous than the Thirty Heroes, [156] but he did not become a member of the Three Heroes. David made Benaiah leader of his bodyguards.
Next, there was Eleazar son of Dodai [148] from Ahoah. Eleazar was one of the Three Heroes that were with David at the time they challenged the Philistines. They had gathered for a battle, but the Israelite soldiers had run away.
David said, “God, I can’t drink this water. It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives to get this water for me.” That is why David refused to drink the water. The Three Heroes did many brave things like that.