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.
Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.
Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.
The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,