21. He was the most famous of “The Thirty” and became their leader, but he was not as famous as “The Three”.
22. Benaiah son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel was a famous soldier; he did many brave deeds, including killing two great Moabite warriors. He once went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
23. He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man over two metres tall, who was armed with a gigantic spear. Benaiah attacked him with a club, snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it.
24. Those were the brave deeds of Benaiah, who was one of “The Thirty”.