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and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David`s sons were chief ministers.
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David's Elite Bodyguard
The Cherethites and the Pelethites, commanded by the hero Benaiah, were David's most trusted soldiers, forming his personal bodyguard. Scholars debate their exact origin—whether they were foreign mercenaries or elite Israelite warriors—but all agree they were a loyal, formidable force central to the king's security.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
The Cherethites and the Pelethites. —These bodies of men, mentioned here for the first time, afterwards appear frequently, constit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over both the Cherethites and Pelethites These,…
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