Carites

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Kings 11:19  2 Samuel 20:23

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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 .