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2 Samuel 8

2 Sam. 8:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Benaiah
Bnayah (Hebrew #1141)
from 1129 and 3050; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
KJV usage: Benaiah.
Pronounce: ben-aw-yaw'
Origin: or (prolonged) Bnayahuw {ben-aw-yaw'-hoo}
c the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Jehoiada
Yhowyada` (Hebrew #3077)
Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Jehoiada. Compare 3111.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'
Origin: from 3068 and 3045
was over both the Cherethites
Krethiy (Hebrew #3774)
a Kerethite or life-guardsman (compare 2876) (only collectively in the singular as plural)
KJV usage: Cherethims, Cherethites.
Pronounce: ker-ay-thee'
Origin: probably from 3772 in the sense of executioner
e and the Pelethites
Plethiy (Hebrew #6432)
a courier (collectively) or official messenger
KJV usage: Pelethites.
Pronounce: pel-ay-thee'
Origin: from the same form as 6431
; and David’s
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
were ζchief rulers
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
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Benaiah.
the Cherethites.
2 Sam. 15:18• 18And 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 Sam. 15:18)
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2 Sam. 20:7,23• 7And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
(2 Sam. 20:7,23)
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2 Sam. 23:20‑23• 20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
21And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
(2 Sam. 23:20‑23)
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1 Sam. 30:14• 14We 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. (1 Sam. 30:14)
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Ezek. 25:16• 16Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. (Ezek. 25:16)
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Zeph. 2:5• 5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. (Zeph. 2:5)
chief rulers.
or, princes.

J. N. Darby Translation

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and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethitese; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

JND Translation Notes

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The executioners (a sort of bodyguard), and the runners.