For a similar account of the officers of Solomon’s kingdom, see 1 Kings 4:1–6, where Jehoshaphat is still the recorder, and Benaiah is …

The Cherethites and the Pelethites. —These bodies of men, mentioned here for the first time, afterwards appear frequently, constit…

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over both the
Cherethites and Pelethites
These,…

David neither committed wrong, nor denied or delayed justice to anyone. This speaks of his diligent commitment to his duties, and also his readines…