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PELETHITES*

Bodyguards of David, and loyal mercenaries during the king’s political setbacks. They are always associated with the Cherethites, and both are believed to be of Philistine stock with Crete as their place of origin (Caphtor, home of the Philistines, generally taken to be Crete—Am 9:7). The Pelethites accompanied David when he fled Jerusalem under threat from Absalom’s forces (2 Sm 15:18) and fought for David in the rebellion of Sheba (20:7). Their leader, Benaiah, supported Solomon’s claim to David’s throne against the ambitions of Adonijah, and the presence of the Pelethites at Solomon’s anointing surely contributed to Adonijah’s demise (1 Kgs 1:38, 44 OET KI1 1:38 · OET KI1 1:44). Mercenaries from the Aegean were common.

Show passage in OET: AMO 9:7

OET-RV AMO 9:7

7 This is Yahweh’s declaration:
⇔ “Aren’t you all like Kush’s (Ethiopia) sons to me, you Israelis?
⇔ Didn’t I bring Yisrael (Israel) out of Mitsrayim (Egypt),
⇔ the Pelishtim from Kraitai (Crete),
⇔ and the Arameans from Kir?

OET-LV AMO 9:7

7 Am_not like_the _sons _of the_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s are_you(pl) to_me Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of YHWH am_not DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) did _I _bring _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim and_the_Pəlishtiy from_Kaftor/(Caphtor) and_ʼArām from_Qīr.

Show passage in OET: SA2 15:18

OET-RV SA2 15:18

18 Then all his servants passed beside him to go ahead, along with his bodyguards (the Kereti and the Peletim) and six hundred Gitim (from Gat).

OET-LV SA2 15:18

18 And_all servants _of_his were_passing _by at his/its_hand and_all the_Kerethite[s] and_all the_Pelethite[s] and_all Gittiys six hundred(s) man who they _had _come at_foot _of_his from_Gat were_passing _by on the _face _of the _king.

Show passage in OET: SA2 20:7

OET-RV SA2 20:7

7 So Yoav’s (Joab) men and the king’s bodyguards and all the best warriors left Yerushalem to hunt Sheva down.

OET-LV SA2 20:7

7 And_they _went _out after_him the _men _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and_the_Kerethite[s] and_the_Pelethite[s] and_all the_powerful/mighty(pl) and_they _went _out from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to_pursue after Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri.

Show passage in OET: KI1 1:38; KI1 1:44

OET-RV KI1 1:38

38 So Tsadok the priest and Natan the prophet and Yehoyada’s son Benayah and the kings bodyguards went and put Shelomoh on the king’s mule, and took him to Gihon.

OET-RV KI1 1:44

44 The king sent Tsadok the priest and Natan the prophet and Yehoyada’s son Benayah and the king’s bodyguards, and they placed Shelomoh on the king’s mule.

OET-LV KI1 1:38

38 And_ Tsādōq/(Zadok) the_priest/officer and_Nātān the_prophet and_Bənā^yāh the _son _of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) and_the_Kerethite[s] and_the_Pelethite[s] _he/it _descended and_they _caused _to _ride DOM Shəlomoh on the _mule _of the_king Dāvid and_they _brought DOM_him/it to Giyḩōn.

OET-LV KI1 1:44

44 And_he _has _sent with_him/it the_king DOM Tsādōq/(Zadok) the_priest/officer and_DOM Nātān the_prophet and_Bənā^yāh the _son _of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) and_the_Kerethite[s] and_the_Pelethite[s] and_they _have _caused _to _ride DOM_him/it on the _mule _of the _king.

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