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<p> '''''ker´ē̇''''' -'''''thı̄ts''''' ( כּרתים , <i> '''''kerēthı̄m''''' </i> , הכּרתי , <i> '''''ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''kerēthı̄''''' </i> ; Χελεθί , <i> '''''Chelethı́''''' </i> "executioners," "life-guardsmen"): A people in South [[Palestine]] whose territory bordered upon that of [[Judah]] ( 1 Samuel 30:14 ). In 1 Samuel 30:16 this land is apparently identical with that of the Philistines. In Ezekiel 25:16 the [[Philistines]] and the [[Cherethites]] are threatened together; while in Zephaniah 2:5 the Cherethites are evidently the dwellers in "the land of the Philistines," "the inhabitants of the seacoast." [[Septuagint]] in both Ezekiel and Zephaniah renders the name "Cretans." The translators may have been "guided only by the sound." But Zeus Cretagenes in Gaza suggests a connection with the island of Crete. See, however, [[Caphtor]] . It may be taken as certain that the Cherethites were a [[Philistine]] clan. In conjunction with the [[Pelethites]] they are frequently named as forming the guard of [[David]] ( 2 Samuel 8:18 , etc.). It was the custom of many ancient monarchs to have a guard of foreign mercenaries. </p> | |||
== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18475" /> == | |||
<p> The [[Cherethites]] and [[Pelethites]] were people who lived among the [[Philistines]] and who, like the Philistines, probably came originally from [[Crete]] ( 1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5; see PHILISTIA). They were such good soldiers that David, upon conquering the Philistines, used them to form his personal bodyguard, under the command of the tough [[Benaiah]] ( 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 20:23). They were fiercely loyal to [[David]] through the rebellions of [[Absalom]] and Sheba, and they supported David’s chosen successor, Solomon, when there was an attempted coup against him ( 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7; 1 Kings 1:38). There is no mention of them after the death of David. </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69905" /> == | |||
<p> [[Cherethites]] ( kĕr'e-thîtes), executioners, and [[Pelethites]] ( pĕl'e-thîtes or pç'leth-îtes), couriers. The life-guards of King David. 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7; 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:44; 1 Chronicles 18:17; 2 Kings 11:4, R. V. "Carites." But it has been conjectured that they may have been foreign mercenaries, and therefore probably Philistines. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2205" /> == | |||
<p> '''''ker´ē̇''''' -'''''thı̄ts''''' ( כּרתים , <i> '''''kerēthı̄m''''' </i> , הכּרתי , <i> '''''ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''kerēthı̄''''' </i> ; Χελεθί , <i> '''''Chelethı́''''' </i> "executioners," "life-guardsmen"): A people in South [[Palestine]] whose territory bordered upon that of [[Judah]] ( 1 Samuel 30:14 ). In 1 Samuel 30:16 this land is apparently identical with that of the Philistines. In Ezekiel 25:16 the [[Philistines]] and the [[Cherethites]] are threatened together; while in Zephaniah 2:5 the Cherethites are evidently the dwellers in "the land of the Philistines," "the inhabitants of the seacoast." [[Septuagint]] in both Ezekiel and Zephaniah renders the name "Cretans." The translators may have been "guided only by the sound." But Zeus Cretagenes in Gaza suggests a connection with the island of Crete. See, however, [[Caphtor]] . It may be taken as certain that the Cherethites were a [[Philistine]] clan. In conjunction with the [[Pelethites]] they are frequently named as forming the guard of [[David]] ( 2 Samuel 8:18 , etc.). It was the custom of many ancient monarchs to have a guard of foreign mercenaries. </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_18475"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/bridgeway-bible-dictionary/cherethites Cherethites from Bridgeway Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69905"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/cherethites Cherethites from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2205"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/cherethites Cherethites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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