²¹ Abishai was even more famous than the Three Heroes.^[a] He became their leader, even though he was not one of the Three Heroes.

²² Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel. He was the son of a powerful man.^[b] Benaiah did many brave things. He killed two of the best soldiers in Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion. ²³ And Benaiah killed a big Egyptian soldier. That man was about 7 1/2 feet^[c] tall. The Egyptian had a spear that was very large and heavy. It was as big as the pole on a weaver’s loom. Benaiah had only a club. He grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hands and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.