2 Samuel 8:18

2 Samuel 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
• New International Version (NIV)Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

Context of 2 Samuel 8:18

16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian; 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials.

2 Samuel 8:18 word by word

וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וּבְנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד כֹּהֲנִ֥ים הָיֽוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• both the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִיkerêthîy · CherethiteH3774
• and the Pelethitesפְּלֵתִיpelêthîy · PelethiteH6432
• and David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• were chief rulersכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 8:18

• 1 Kings 1:44And with Solomon, the king has sent the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have had him ride on the king’s mule.
• 1 Kings 2:34Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and put him to death. He was buried at his house in the wilderness.
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials at the king’s side.
• 2 Samuel 15:18while all his servants marched past him. Then all the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and the people of Gath — six hundred men who came with him from there — marched past the king.
• 2 Samuel 20:7So Joab’s men, the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors marched out under Abishai’s command; they left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
• 2 Samuel 23:20Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
• 1 Samuel 30:14We raided the south country of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the south country of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.”
• Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, cutting off the Cherethites and wiping out what remains of the coastal peoples.
• Zephaniah 2:5Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast, nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy you until there is no one left.
• 2 Samuel 20:26and in addition, Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Benaiah - The chief of the second class of David's worthies. We shall meet with him again. The Cherethites and the Pelethites - The former supposed to be those who accompanied David when he fled from Saul; the latter, those who came to him at Ziklag. But the Targum translates these two names thus, the archers and the slingers; and this is by far the most likely. It is not at all probable that David was without a company both of archers and slingers. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 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 advanced to be captain of the host in the room of Joab. The recorder seems to have been a high officer of state, a kind of chancellor, whose office was to keep a record of the events of the kingdom for the king‘s information, and hence, he would naturally be the king‘s adviser. See Esther 6:1-2; Isaiah 36:22…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 David neither did wrong, nor denied or delayed right to any. This speaks his close application to business; also his readiness to admit all addresses and appeals made to him. He had no respect of persons in judgment. Herein he was a type of Christ. To Him let us submit, his friendship let us seek, his service let us count our pleasure, diligently attending to the work he assigns to each of us. David made his sons chief rulers; but all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The king’s bodyguard included the Cherethites and Pelethites, who were likely foreigners. The Cherethites might have come from Crete (see also 1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16). These groups could have been Philistine mercenaries. David’s sons were priestly leaders: David was from Judah and not a Levite (only people from the tribe of Levi could usually serve as priests). David may have created a new group of religious servants connected to his family line of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Cherethites--that is, Philistines (Zep 2:5). Pelethites--from Pelet (1Ch 12:3). They were the valiant men who, having accompanied David during his exile among the Philistines, were made his bodyguard.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 8:18

• Benaiah
• Cabinet
• Cherethites
• David
• Jehoiada
• King
• Officer
• Pelethites

In the dictionaries

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• Cherethites
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings