He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and he won a name beside the three warriors.
The warriors of the armies were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,