Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
2 Samuel 23:19
Surrounding context
23:18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.
23:19 Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
23:20 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.