Carites
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Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
2 Kings 11:19 2 Samuel 20:23
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
CARITES occurs in the Kethîbh of the Heb. text and margin of RV [Note: Revised Version.] in 2 Samuel 20:23 , where the Kerç has Cherethites , and in RV [Note: Revised Version.] of 2 Kings 11:4 , where the AV [Note: Authorized Version.] has captains (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] executioners ). The Carites were possibly Phil. mercenaries from Caria, as the Cherethites were from Crete.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
kar´i -tēz ( כּרי , kārı̄ ) , "one ready," "life-guardsman"): A body of troops mentioned in 2 Kings 11:4 , 2 Kings 11:19 (the King James Version "captains"). Instead of Cherethites (which see), the Kethibh of 2 Samuel 20:23 offers the reading Carites .
