25. He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
26. The fighting men were:Joab’s brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27. Shammoth the Harorite,Helez the Pelonite,
28. Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,Abiezer the Anathothite,
29. Sibbecai the Hushathite,Ilai the Ahohite,