1 Chronicles 11:12

Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

“ ‘Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.

Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.

(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”

Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?

From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a great quantity of bronze.

Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,

After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.

The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.

He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and seventy thousand men died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba.

Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.

Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he was a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish. They were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

This is that Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son.

King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

“I have trodden the wine press alone. Of the peoples, no one was with me. Yes, I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.

I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me.

Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

He said to them, “This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

They all left him, and fled.

For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.

Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?

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