Bible
David's mighty men were divided the three and the thirty.
- Josheb-basshebeth, the chief
- Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi
- Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite
Deeds
Josheb-basshebeth's victory over 800 men
The chief of the three of David's mighty men was Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time. (2 Samuel 23:8)
Eleazar's victory against the Philistines after Israel had fled
Eleazar, the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew. He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the LORD brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain. (2 Samuel 23:8-10)
Shammah's victory after Israel had fled
The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines. But Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite, took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines and the LORD worked a great victory. (2 Samuel 23:8,11-12)
David's three fetch him water from the well of Bethlehem at risk of their lives
The three mighty men also came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam when a Philistine band was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. David said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” The three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp to fetch David's water, but David poured it out to the LORD. “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” (2 Samuel 23:13-17)
Beside the three but did not attain to the three
Abishai was chief of the thirty, and he won a name beside the three when he fought 300 men with a spear yet he did not attain to the three. (2 Samuel 23:18-19)
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel who struck down two ariels of Moab, a lion in a pit on a snowy day, a handsome Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear and Benaiah had a staff, but he snatched the spear and killed him with his own spear. He was renown among the thirty but did not attain to the three, though David set him over his bodyguard. (2 Samuel 23:20-23)