2 Samuel 8:18

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“Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.”

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“Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.”

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KJVPD

“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and Benaiah son of Jehoiada <FI>is over<Fi> both the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the sons of David have been ministers.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:18 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 30:14We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
  2. 2 Samuel 15:18and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
  3. 2 Samuel 20:7So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
  4. 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
  5. 2 Samuel 20:26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
  6. 2 Samuel 23:20And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
  7. 2 Samuel 23:22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
  8. 1 Kings 1:38Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
  9. 1 Kings 1:44And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
  10. 1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
  11. 1 Kings 4:4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
  12. 1 Kings 4:5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
  13. 2 Kings 11:4Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
  14. 1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
  15. Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
  16. Zephaniah 2:5Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”

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