He was mosthonoredof the thirty,therefore he becametheir commander;however, he did not attainto the three.
Then threeof the thirtychiefmenwentdownand cameto Davidin the harvesttimeto the caveof Adullam,while the troopof the Philistineswas campingin the valleyof Rephaim.
So the threemightymenbrokethroughthe campof the Philistines,and drewwaterfrom the wellof Bethlehemwhichwas by the gate,and took[it] and brought[it] to David.Nevertheless he wouldnot drinkit, but pouredit out to the LORD;
Abishai,the brotherof Joab,the sonof Zeruiah,was chiefof the thirty.And he swunghis spearagainstthreehundredand killed[them], and had a nameas well as the three.
Then Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the sonof a valiantmanof Kabzeel,who had done mightydeeds,killedthe two[sons of] Arielof Moab.He also wentdownand killeda lionin the middleof a piton a snowyday.
and afterhim was Eleazarthe sonof Dodothe Ahohite,one of the threemightymenwith Davidwhen they defiedthe Philistineswho were gatheredthereto battleand the menof Israelhad withdrawn.
Behold,he was honoredamongthe thirty,but he did not attainto the three;and Davidappointedhim overhis guard.
"And the one on whom seed was sownon the goodsoil,thisis the man who hearsthe wordand understandsit; whoindeedbears fruitand brings forth,somea hundredfold,somesixty,and somethirty."
"And othersfellon the goodsoiland yieldeda crop,somea hundredfold,somesixty,and somethirty.
There is onegloryof the sun,and anothergloryof the moon,and anothergloryof the stars;for stardiffersfrom starin glory.
