So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
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So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
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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.
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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.
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- 2 Samuel 8:18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Samuel 30:14 We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
- 2 Samuel 15:18 All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
- 2 Samuel 20:20-23 Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
- 1 Kings 1:26 But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
- 1 Kings 1:33 The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
- 1 Chronicles 18:17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
- Zephaniah 2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! Yahweh’s word is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, that there will be no inhabitant.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 1:38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the…
1Ki 1:38 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.
Ver. 38. And brought him to Gihon.] See on 1Ki 1:33.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and…
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,.... The three men that David sent for on this occasion:
and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; not the sanhedrim, as Ben Gersom, but David's guards, over whom Benaiah was: these
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went down; from Jerusalem;
and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule; as he had ordered:
and brought him to Gihon; or Siloah, as the Targum; hence the Jews say (e), they do not anoint a king but at a fountain; but this is the only instance of it.
(e) T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 5. 2.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 38. Cherethites, and the Pelethites — See note on…
38. Cherethites, and the Pelethites — See note on 2Sa_8:18.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38. the Cherethites and the Pelethites] The former of…
38. the Cherethites and the Pelethites] The former of these names is found 1Sa_30:14 as the name of a people to the south of the Philistines. Hence it has been held by some that the second name, Pelethites, must also be of the same character, and that probably it is connected with the word ‘Philistine.’ It seems not impossible that David from his early residence in the country of the Philistines may have attached a body of men to him from among those peoples and constituted them his first body-guard (Josephus calls them σωματοφύλακες), which while retaining their old title would after the king’s accession be recruited from any of his most trusty supporters. We need not suppose therefore that though called by the old name they were largely composed of aliens. The older interpretations, connecting the words with Hebrew verbs, have been ‘executioners and runners’; and the Targum interprets them as ‘archers and slingers’ and in one place as ‘nobles and common soldiers.’ They are clearly to be identified with ‘the mighty men’ mentioned in 1Ki_1:8 as not being with Adonijah.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (38) The Cherethites, and the Pelethites.—See 2Sa_8:18; 2Sa_15:28; 2Sa_20:7;…
(38) The Cherethites, and the Pelethites.—See 2Sa_8:18; 2Sa_15:28; 2Sa_20:7; 2Sa_20:23. The body-guard-perhaps of foreign troops—“the executioners and runners” (as some render them) to carry out the King’s commands.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and…
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites these were the royal bodyguard Swmatofulakev Josephus calls them who were commanded by Benaiah. (2Sa_8:18 2Sa_15:18 2Sa_20:23 2Sa_23:28) But while their functions are pretty well understood, great difference of opinion exists as to the origin or meaning of the words. By some they are supposed to be Gentile names. A tribe of Cherethites is mentioned 1Sa_30:14. (Cf. Eze_25:16; Zep_2:5) and in close connexion with the Philistines (ver. 16). Hence Cherethite has been thought to be another name for Philistine; and as the LXX and Syr. render the word "Cretans," it has been conjectured that the Philistines had their origin from Crete. They did come from Caphtor, and that is probably Crete (see Gen_10:14; Jer_47:4; Amo_9:7; Deu_2:23) ytileP again, is not unlike ytiVliP In favor of this view is the fact that David certainly had a bodyguard of foreign mercenaries, (2Sa_15:18) where the "Gittites" are connected with the Cherethites. Nor does it make against it that "two designations" would thus "be employed side by side for one and the same people as if we should speak of Britons and Englishmen (Bahr). For the names look like a paronomasia of which the Jews were very fond and a trick of this kind would at once account for the tautology. (Since writing this, I find the same idea has already occurred to Ewald.) But the other view, adopted by Gesenius, is that the names are names of office and function. Cherethite he would derive from kr"t; cut, slay; and by Cherethites he would understand "executioners," which the royal bodyguard were in ancient despotisms Gen_39:1, Hebrews; Dan_2:14, etc. (See on 1Ki_2:25) In the Pelethites (tlP swiftness) he would see the public couriers (aggaroi) of Eastern men. archies. (see Heb 8:98 and. 2Ch_30:6) We see the guard discharging the function first named in 2Ki_10:25 2Ki_11:4, 2Ki_11:8; and the latter in 1Ki_14:27 (marg. went down i.e., from the palace on Mount Zion and caused Solomon to ride upon King David"s mule, and brought him to l cf. 2:26 Gihon Chald., Syr., Arab., Shiloha)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The people of Israel anoint Solomon as king over Israel.
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Kerethites ... Pelethites
These are names of people groups. (See: How to Translate Names)
Gihon
This is the name of a spring, where fresh water comes out of the ground. (See: How to Translate Names)
took the horn of oil out of the tent
This means the priest took the special animal horn filled with olive oil that was kept in Yahweh's special tent.
took the horn of oil
Possible meanings are 1) the horn of an animal filled with olive oil or 2) a container that had replaced the original horn, but the people still called it a horn. AT: "took a container of oil"
all the people
This is a generalization. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
translationWords
horn
oil
tent of meeting
flute
joy
joy
earth
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:38 The king’s bodyguard were foreign mercenaries from Crete;…
1:38 The king’s bodyguard were foreign mercenaries from Crete; they served David throughout his reign (2 Sam 8:18; 15:18; 20:7).
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