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And these are the chiefs of the mighty men, whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

And this is the list of the mighty men of David; Jesebada, son of Achaman, first of the thirty: he drew his sword once against three hundred whom he slew at one time.

And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name among the second three.

And Banaia the son of Jodae was the son of a mighty man: many were his acts for Cabasael: he smote two lion-like men of Moab, and he went down and smote a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

And he smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man five cubits high; and in the hand of the Egyptian there was a spear like a weavers’ beam; and Banaia went down to him with a staff, and took the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

These things did Banaia son of Jodae, and his name was among the three mighties.

He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the first three: and David set him over his family.

Jediel the son of Sameri, and Jozae his brother the Thosaite,

Eliel the Maoite, and Jaribi, and Josia his son, Ellaam, and Jethama the Moabite,

And some came to David from Manasse, when the Philistines came against Saul to war: and he helped them not, because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of those men will he return to his master Saul.

And Sadoc, a young man mighty in strength, and there were twenty-two leaders of his father’s house.

And they set the ark of God on a new waggon brought out of the house of Aminadab: and Oza and his brethren drove the waggon.

And they came as far as the threshing-floor: and Oza put forth his hand to hold the ark, because the bullock moved it from its place.

And the Lord was very angry with Oza, and smote him there, because of his stretching forth his hand upon the ark: and he died there before God.

And David knew that the Lord had designed him to be king over Israel; because his kingdom was highly exalted, on account of his people Israel.

Of the sons of Caath; there was Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.