- been
determined with certainty. The
Cherethites are
mentioned independently three times, and as the "
Cherethites and Pelethites"
seven times. They are...
- Joab (1
Kings 2:34) and
Shimei (1
Kings 2:46). He was in
charge of the
Cherethites and Pelethites.
Several verses in 1
Kings 1
illustrate Benaiah's close...
-
spear that the
Egyptian was using, and
killing the
Egyptian with it.
Cherethites and
Pelethites English translations of the
Bible Septuagint Masoretic...
-
before being subdued by David. Not all
relations were negative, with the
Cherethites and Pelethites, who were of
Philistine origin,
serving as David's bodyguards...
- also been
proposed that
Ziklag subsequently became the
capital of the
Cherethites. In the Book of Joshua's
lists of
cities of the
Israelites by tribe,...
- All
Israel and
Judah flocked to him, and David,
attended only by the
Cherethites and
Pelethites and his
former bodyguard,
which had
followed him from...
-
established commander of the army, and
Benaiah remained in
charge of the
Cherethites and Pelethites.
Adoram (written as "Adoniram" in 1
Kings 4:6), not mentioned...
- He left with the
entire Israelite royal house, as well as his
elite Cherethite/Pelethite
Royal guard, a
mercenary force of 600
Gathites under their commander...
-
Zephaniah 2:5: "Woe unto the
inhabitants of the sea coast, the
nation of the
Cherethites! the word of the LORD is
against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines...
-
Abiathar shared the
priesthood until David's
death (1
Kings 2:26). The
Cherethites and
Pelethites were the
royal bodyguard,
under the
command of Benaiah...
