- the Cherethites:
- "We¹ made an invasionª° [upon] the southª of the Cherethites,ª and upon¹ [the coast] which¹ [belongeth] to Judah,ª and upon¹ the southª of Caleb;ª and we burnedª° Ziklagª with fire.ª" {1Sm 30:14} + "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} + "And all¹ his servantsª passed onª° besideª¹ him; and all¹ the Cherethites,ª and all¹ the Pelethites,ª and all¹ the Gittites,ª sixª hundredª menª which¹ cameª° afterª him from Gath,ª¹ passed onª° beforeª¹ the king.ª" {2Sm 15:18} + "And Joabª answeredª° and said,ª° Far be it,ª far be itª from me, that¹ I should swallow upª° or¹ destroy.ª° ... Now Joabª [was] over¹ all¹ the hostª of Israel:ª and Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª [was] over¹ the Cherethitesª°² and over¹ the Pelethites:ª" {2Sm 20:20-23} + "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} + "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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