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New American Standard Bible (1995)

1 Chronicles 18:17

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cherethites;   Pelethites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cherethites or Cherethim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Ira;   Pelethites;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Cherethims;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Cherethites and Pelethites;   Chronicles, I;   Ira;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sanhedrin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benaiah ;   Cherethims, Cherethites ;   Pelethites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cherethites;   Jehoiada;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bena'iah;   Cher'ethites;   Jeho-I'ada;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Benaiah;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Shavsha;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cherethites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
Hebrew Names Version
and Benayah the son of Yehoiada was over the Kereti and the Peleti; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
King James Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
English Standard Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
New Century Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites. And David's sons were important officers who served at his side.
New English Translation
Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were the king's leading officials.
Amplified Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and the Pelethites [David's bodyguards], and the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.
New American Standard Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.
World English Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were chiefe about the King.
Legacy Standard Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.
Berean Standard Bible
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials at the king's side.
Contemporary English Version
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.
Complete Jewish Bible
B'nayahu the son of Y'hoyada was in charge of the K'reti and P'leti [serving as the king's bodyguards], and David's sons were the king's chief personal advisers.
Darby Translation
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the first at the king's hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethites and Pelethites. Benaiah was Jehoiada's son. And David's sons were important officials. They served at King David's side.
George Lamsa Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiadah was over the archers and the slingers; and the sons of David were princes of the realm.
Good News Translation
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.
Lexham English Bible
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were chief officials under the hand of the king.
Literal Translation
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were first ones at the hand of the king.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Benaia the sonne of Ioiada was ouer the Chrethians & Plethians. And Dauids sonnes were chefe at ye kynges hande.
American Standard Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Bible in Basic English
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief of those whose places were at the king's side.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Crethites and the Phelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were next vnto the king.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Beniah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
King James Version (1611)
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Cherethites, and the Pelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were chiefe about the king.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Banaeas the son of Jodae was over the Cherethite and the Phelethite, and the sons of David were the chief deputies of the king.
English Revised Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Banaye, the sone of Joiada, was on the legiouns Cerethi and Phelethi; sotheli the sones of Dauid weren the firste at the hond of the kyng.
Update Bible Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king.
New King James Version
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers at the king's side.
New Living Translation
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. And David's sons served as the king's chief assistants.
New Life Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were leaders at the king's side.
New Revised Standard
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, - and, the sons of David, were first, in attendance on the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Banaias the son of Joiada was over the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi: and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Revised Standard Version
and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was over the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
Young's Literal Translation
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the elder sons of David [are] at the hand of the king.

Contextual Overview

9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD helped David wherever he went. 14 So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Benaiah: 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 20:7, 2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 23:19-23, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, 1 Kings 2:34, 1 Kings 2:35

Cherethites: Zephaniah 2:5

about the king: Heb. at the hand of the king, 1 Chronicles 23:28, *marg.

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:14 - the Cherethites 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 1 Chronicles 27:5 - Benaiah Nehemiah 11:24 - at the king's

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
2 Kings 4:27
When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me."
2 Chronicles 20:7
"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?
Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
John 15:15
"No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
James 2:23
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:17. Cherethites and the Pelethites2 Samuel 8:18.

The Targum says, "Benaiah was over the great Sanhedrin and the small Sanhedrin, and consulted Urim and Thummim. And at his command the archers and slingers went to battle."

The sons of David — These were the highest in authority.


 
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