He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.
Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; and there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.
This Benaiah was the mighty man of the thirty, and was in charge of thirty; and over his division was his son Ammizabad.
And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s own son-in-law, who is commander over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?