2 Samuel 23:24

1 Samuel 23:24 says, Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, These next several verses are a listing of the thirty military leaders who were under the three main rulers.  Joab’s brother Asahel was one of them, though Joab himself was really not listed anywhere, though he was over the whole army.  Matthew Henry says he was a great general but not a good man, having murdered two of David's friends.  Even if we do great things for God, if we have not accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we still are not a part of the family of God and will not have our name written in the Book of Life.  Verse twenty-five adds, Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,  Verse twenty-six continues, Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,  Verse twenty-seven states, Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,  Verse twenty-eight adds, Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,  Verse twenty nine continues, Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,  Verse thirty says, Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,  Verse thirty-one adds, Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,  Verse thirty-two adds, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,  Verse thirty-three continues, Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,   Verse thirty-four states, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,  Verse thirty-five adds, Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,  Verse thirty-six continues, Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,  Verse thirty-seven says, Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,  Verse thirty-eight adds, Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,  Verse thirty-nine concludes, Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.  This concluded the mention of all those who served as leaders of David's army.  We need to hope that one day our name will be written down as one of those who served in God's army.