¹² And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of ^(A)Dodo, the Ahohite.

^4 (A)Dodai the Ahohite^[a] was in charge of the division of the second month; in his division were 24,000.

²¹ He was the most renowned^[a] of the thirty^[b] and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.

¹⁹ and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

⁴ Abishua, ^(A)Naaman, Ahoah,

²³ He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.

¹⁷ and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink ^(A)the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

¹⁸ Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty.^[a] And he wielded his spear against three hundred men^[b] and killed them and won a name beside the three. ¹⁹ He was the most renowned of the thirty^[c] and became their commander, but he did not attain to ^(B)the three.

⁹ And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of ^(A)Dodo, son of ^(B)Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.