1 Chronicles 18:17

_AND BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA WAS OVER THE CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES; AND THE SONS OF DAVID WERE CHIEF ABOUT THE KING._ The Cherethites and the Pelethites - who formed the royal body-guard. The Cherethites were most probably those brave men who all along accompanied David while among the Philistines, and from that people derived their name (1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16; Zeph. 12:5), as well as their skill in archery; while the Pelethites were those who joined him at Ziklag, took their name from Pelet, the chief man in the company (1 Chronicles 12:3), and, being Benjamites, were expert in the use of the sling....

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:17. _CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES_] 2 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....

EXPOSITION The course of last chapter's parallel is continued here, and answers closely to 2 Samuel 8:1. The present chapter contains the wars and victories of David (2 Samuel 8:1), with the arrangements consequent upon them; and (2 Samuel 8:14-10) an enumeration of some of his chief officers. 1 CHRONICLES 18:1 TOOK GATH AND HER TOWNS OUT OF THE HAND OF THE PHILISTINES; literally, her _daughters. _The compiler of Chronicles gives us this plain statement where, in the parallel place, we find, "took Metheg-ammah," or more exactly, _Metheg-ha-ammah_

See Gill "1Ch 18:1"....

8. DAVID'S WARS AND SUCCESSFUL REIGN CHAPTER 18 _ 1. War with the Philistines (1 Chronicles 18:1)_ 2. War with Moab (1 Chronicles 18:2) 3. War with Zobah (1 Chronicles 18:3) 4. War with Damascus (1 Chronicles 18:5) 5. Wars with Edom (1 Chronicles 18:12) 6. David's administration (1 Chronicles 18:14) After such glorious experiences David went f

DAVID'S WARS (see notes on 2 Samuel 8). GATH AND HER TOWNS: lit. and her daughters; in 2 Samuel 8:1 the words the bridle of the mother city are probably corrupt. 1 Chronicles 18:17. the sons of David were chief about the king: the words in 2 Samuel 8:18, and David's sons were priests, were altered by the Chronicler, who held that only the descendants of _Aaron_ could be priests....

THE. Some codices, with Septuagint, and two early printed editions, read "over the". CHIEF. heads, because David's sons were not priests. ABOUT. at the hand of. AND HIS SON. Septuagint reads "and Hanun his son", as _i_. 2 Samuel 10:1....

_Benaiah_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 11:22-25. _the Cherethites and the Pelethites_ David's bodyguard. The Cherethites were almost certainly Philistines (1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5), the Pelethites were probably also Philistines (2 Samuel 15:18). Neither were heard of after the time of David unless the _Carites_of 2 Kings 11:4 (R.V.) are the Cherethites. Foreign bodyguards are well-known in history. chief about

10. WAR WITH MOAB, PHILISTIA, AND SYRIA (Chapter 18) TEXT 1 Chronicles 18:1. And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. 3. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. 5. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Je

18:17 Pelethites; (d-13) See 2 Samuel 8:18 ....