First Chronicles 11:37 lists this warrior among David's elite fighting force, identified as 'Naarai son of Ezbai.' The parallel text in 2 Samuel 23:35 gives the name as 'Paarai the Arbite,' indicating either textual variation or two different spellings of the same name—Hebrew pe and nun look similar in some ancient scripts. David's mighty men were his special forces, the thirty-seven heroes who performed extraordinary acts of courage and loyalty. Though we know only Naarai's name and patronymic, his inclusion in this honored list marks him as one of Israel's elite warriors.