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2 Samuel 15:18

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 15:18

Verse 18 of 37

Scripture focus

And 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 Samuel 15:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:18

Theological / Devotional

The Cherethites. These and the Pelethites were among the most trusted part of David’s army and constituted his special bodyguard (2 Samuel 8:18; 20:7, 23; 1 Kings 1:38, 44; 1 Chronicles 18:17). They were probably Cretan and Philistine mercenaries (see p. 34; see also on 1 Samuel 30:14; cf. Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5). Others, on the basis of a Ras Shamrah tablet, consider the Cherethites to have been Canaanites. These men who were with David had embraced the religion of Israel, and were the most loyal of his men.

The Gittites. These 600 men were natives of the Philistine city of Gath who had joined themselves with David and had accepted the Hebrew religion. They were evidently commanded by Ittai (v. 19).

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