1 Kings 1:38 KJV

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

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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.
  • 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
  • 1 Samuel 30:14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
  • 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 20:20–23 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. …

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Topics

  • Adonijah Usurpation of, and downfall
  • Benaiah 1. Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites
  • Cherethites A Philistine tribe, which adhered to David, and with the Pelethites formed his bodyguard
  • Civil service Influence in
  • David Adonijah usurps the sceptre; Solomon appointed to the throne

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • ZadokRighteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Sam 8:17; 1 Chr 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam 20:25) and...
  • NathanGiven. (1.) A prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Chr 9:29). He is first spoken of in connection with the arrangements David...
  • 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...
  • SolomonPeaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam 12:1–31). He was probably...
  • 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...
  • GihonA stream. (1.) One of the four rivers of Eden (Gen 2:13). It has been identified with the Nile. Others regard it as the Oxus, or the...

Strong’s Numbers

  • So Zadok צָדוֹק Tsâdôwq
  • the priest כֹּהֵן kôhên
  • and Nathan נָתָן Nâthân
  • the prophet נָבִיא nâbîyʼ
  • and Benaiah בְּנָיָה Bᵉnâyâh
  • the son בֵּן bên
  • of Jehoiada יְהוֹיָדָע Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
  • and the Cherethites כְּרֵתִי Kᵉrêthîy
  • and the Pelethites פְּלֵתִי Pᵉlêthîy
  • went down יָרַד yârad
  • and caused Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה Shᵉlômôh
  • to ride רָכַב râkab
  • upon king מֶלֶךְ melek
  • David's דָּוִד Dâvid
  • mule פִּרְדָּה pirdâh
  • and brought יָלַךְ yâlak
  • him to Gihon גִּיחוֹן Gîychôwn

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