¹⁹ He was the most renowned of the Thirty^[a] and became their commander, but he did not attain to the Three.

²³ But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”^(A)

⁸ Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.^(A)

⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory.

²⁵ He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

¹⁶ Then the three warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the Lord,

¹³ Toward the beginning of harvest three of the thirty chiefs went down to join David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.^(A)

⁹ Next to him among the three warriors was Eleazar son of Dodo son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle. The Israelites withdrew,^(A)