1 Chronicles 18:17 KJV

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Matthew Henry

  • David's victoriesThis chapter is the same as 2Sa 8. Our good fight of faith, under the Captain of our salvation, will end in everlasting triumph and peace. The happiness of...

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Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
  • 2 Samuel 15:18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
  • 2 Samuel 20:7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
  • 2 Samuel 20:23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
  • 2 Samuel 23:19–23 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. …

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Topics

  • Cherethites A Philistine tribe, which adhered to David, and with the Pelethites formed his bodyguard
  • Hammoleketh Daughter of Machir
  • Pelethites A part of David’s bodyguard

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • BenaiahBuilt up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and...
  • JehoiadaJehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam 8:18; 2 Sam 20:23).
  • PelethitesMentioned always along with the Cherethites, and only in the time of David. The word probably means “runners” or “couriers,” and may...
  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Benaiah וּבְנָיָהוּ ûbĕnāyāhû בְּנָיָה Proper name · with and
  • the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Jehoiada יְהוֹיָדָע yĕhôyādāʿ יְהוֹיָדָע Proper name
  • over the Cherethites עַל ʿal Preposition הַכְּרֵתִי hakkĕrētî כְּרֵתִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the Pelethites וְהַפְּלֵתִי wĕhappĕlētî פְּלֵתִי Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • and the sons וּבְנֵי ûbĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
  • of David דָוִיד dāwîd דָּוִד Proper name
  • chief הָרִאשֹׁנִים hāriʾšōnîm רִאשׁוֹן Adjective · masculine plural · with the
  • about לְיַד lĕyad יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the

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