- the Cherethites:
- Calmet and others suppose that these people, who inhabited the same district as the Philistines, were the aborigines of the island of Crete, from which they derived their name. "And when he had brought him down,ª° behold,¹ [they were] spread abroadª° upon¹¹ all²¹ the earth,ª eatingª° and drinking,ª° and dancing,ª° because of all¹ the greatª spoilª that¹ they had takenª° out of the landª¹ of the Philistines,ª and out of the landª¹ of Judah.ª" {1Sm 30:16} + "And Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª [was over] both the Cherethitesª and the Pelethites;ª and David'sª sonsª were¹ chief rulers.ª" {2Sm 8:18} + "So Zadokª the priest,ª and Nathanª the prophet,ª and Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiada,ª and the Cherethites,ª and the Pelethites,ª went down,ª° and caused¹ Solomonª to rideª° upon¹ kingª David'sª mule,ª and brought²°¹ him to¹ Gihon.ª" {1Kg 1:38} + "And the kingª hath sentª° with¹ him¹ Zadokª the priest,ª and Nathanª the prophet,ª and Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiada,ª and the Cherethites,ª and the Pelethites,ª and they have caused him to rideª°¹ upon¹ the king'sª mule:ª" {1Kg 1:44} + "And Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiada²¹ [was] over¹ the Cherethitesª and the Pelethites;ª and the sonsª of Davidª [were] chiefª aboutª the king.ª" {1Ch 18:17} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will stretch outª° mine handª upon¹ the Philistines,ª and I will cut offª°¹ the Cherethims,ª and destroyª°¹ the remnantª of the seaª coast.ª" {Ezk 25:16} + "Woeª unto the inhabitantsª° of the seaª coast,ª the nationª of the Cherethites!ª the wordª of the LORDª [is] against¹ you; O Canaan,ª the landª of the Philistines,ª I will even destroyª° thee, that there shall be no¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Zph 2:5}
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