Pelethites — Members of David s bodyguard (2 Sam. 8:18), who probably lived along the coastal plain of Palestine … Dictionary of the Bible
Cherethites — (Hebrew: כרתי) is a name given by the Hebrew Bible to one of the ethnic groups in the Levant. Their identity has not been determined with certainty. In some passages it appears that Cherethites was used as a synonym for the Philistines; the… … Wikipedia
PHILISTINES — (Heb. פְּלִשְׁתִּים), a people of Aegean origin occupying the south coast of Palestine, called Philistia (פְּלֶשֶׁת, peleshet) in the Bible, and often at war with the Israelites. The name Philistine is first found in the Egyptian form prst as one … Encyclopedia of Judaism
2 Samuel 20 — 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.… … The King James version of the Bible
1 Kings 1 — 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her … The King James version of the Bible
Absalom — or Avshalom ( he. אַבְשָלוֹם Father/Leader of/is peace or Salem is my Father , Standard Hebrew Avšalom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇšālôm), in the Bible, is the third son of David, king of Israel. He was deemed the most beautified man in the kingdom (2… … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Benaiah — Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada, was David s general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel. In Hebrew, his name means God has built. He was one of David s mighty men (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites. He was… … Wikipedia
Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, harnessed; marg., five in a rank ). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the army was divided into thousands and hundreds… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Benaiah — Built up by Jehovah. 1) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His exploits are enumerated in 2 Sam. 23:20, 21, 22; 1 … Easton's Bible Dictionary
