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Cherethites The

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Cher'ethites, The. (executioners). And a royal guardsman 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. It is plain that these royal guards were employed as executioners, 2 Kings 11:4, and as couriers, 1 Kings 14:27. But, it has been conjectured that, they may have been foreign mercenaries, and therefore, probably Philistines, of which name Pelethites may be only another form.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Cherethites The'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​c/cherethites-the.html. 1901.
 
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