11:21. And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three.
11:22. Banaias the son of Joiada a most valiant man, of Cabseel, who had done many acts: he slew the two ariels of Moab: and he went down, and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in the time of snow.
Two ariels… That is, two lions, or lion-like men; for Ariel in Hebrew signifies a lion.
11:23. And he slew an Egyptian, whose stature was of five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver's beam: and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked away the spear, that he held in his hand, and slew him with his own spear.
11:24. These things did Banaias the son of Joiada, who was renowned among the three valiant ones,
11:25. And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.
11:26. Moreover the most valiant men of the army, were Asahel brother of Joab, and Elchanan the son of his uncle of Bethlehem,
11:27. Sammoth an Arorite, Helles a Phalonite,
11:28. Ira the son of Acces a Thecuite, Abiezer an Anathothite,
11:29. Sobbochai a Husathite, Ilai an Ahohite,