17<\/strong>. Benaiah<\/em> ] Cp. 1Ch 11:22-25<\/span>.<\/p>\n the Cherethites and the Pelethites<\/em> ] David’s bodyguard. The Cherethites were almost certainly Philistines (1Sa 30:14<\/span>; Eze 25:16<\/span>; Zep 2:5<\/span>), the Pelethites were probably also Philistines (2Sa 15:18<\/span>). Neither were heard of after the time of David unless the Carites<\/em> of 2Ki 11:4<\/span> (R.V.) are the Cherethites. Foreign bodyguards are well-known in history.<\/p>\n chief about the king<\/em> ] Lit., the chief at the king’s hand<\/em>, i.e. formed the executive to carry out his commands; cp. Neh 11:24<\/span>. In 2Sa 8:18<\/span> (R.V.) David’s sons are described as priests<\/em>. (Consult Baudissin, AT liches Priesterthum<\/em>, p. 191.)<\/p>\n Verse 17<\/span>. Cherethites and the Pelethites<\/B><\/I>] 2Sa 8:18<\/span>.<\/P> <\/P> The Targum<\/I> 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.”<\/P> <\/P> The sons of David<\/B><\/I>] These were the highest in authority.<\/P> <\/p>\n 17. the Cherethites and thePelethites<\/B>who formed the royal bodyguard. The Cherethiteswere, most probably, those brave men who all along accompanied Davidwhile among the Philistines, and from that people derived their name(1Sa 30:14<\/span>; Eze 25:16<\/span>;Zep 2:5<\/span>) as well as their skillin archerywhile the Pelethites were those who joined him atZiklag, took their name from Pelet, the chief man in the company (1Ch12:3<\/span>), and, being Benjamites, were expert in the use of thesling.<\/P><\/p>\n See Gill “1Ch 18:1”.<\/p>\n (17) Cherethites and the Pelethites.<\/strong>2Sa. 8:18<\/span>. The royal body-guard, for which office Oriental kings have always employed foreign mercenaries. Josephus calls them the body-guard (Antiq. vii.<\/em> 5, 4). The names are tribal in form, and as the Cherethites recur (Eze. 25:16<\/span>; Zep. 2:5<\/span>) in connection with the Philistines (comp. 1Sa. 30:14<\/span>), and the name Pelethites resembles that of Philistines, it is natural to assumo that Davids guard was recruited from two Philistine tribes. (Comp. 2Sa. 15:18<\/span>, where the Cherethites and Pelethites are mentioned along with a corps of Gittites.) The Targum of Samuel, and Syriac and Arabic of Chronicles, render archers and slingers.<\/p>\n Chief about the king.<\/strong>Heb., the first at the kings hand,<\/em> or side,<\/em> a paraphrase of what we read in Samuel: were chief rulers (khnm<\/em>). Khnm<\/em> is the common and only word for priests, and has just occurred in that sense (1Ch. 18:16<\/span>). In 1Ki. 4:5<\/span>, as well as here, the term is said to denote not a sacerdotal, but a secular minister. But this theory seems to be opposed to the facts of history. Under the monarchy the priests were brought into close relations with the king, owing to their judicial duties; and the chief priest of a royal sanctuary became one of the great officials of state (Amo. 7:11<\/span>; Amo. 7:13<\/span>). Such a position would be of sufficient importance to be filled by the princes of the blood. The chronicler, writing from the point of view of a later age, has substituted for the original term a phrase that would not offend contemporary feeling. In Samuel the LXX. renders chief courtiers; the other versions have magnates, except the Vulg., which has priests. Syriac of Chronicles, magnates.<\/p>\n REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n READER! while reading the wars of David, do not overlook the spiritual wars in which David’s Lord engaged for the salvation of his people. Jesus hath indeed spoiled principalities and powers, and made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. And as the great Captain of our salvation hath gone before in the holy war, so his people follow him with conflict and in armour. Who shall say, what Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, and a troop of foes both within and without, are unceasingly making war with the people of God. Blessed Jesus! where is our strength but in thee? Where shall we find might, or power, or strength, against the host of our enemies, unless thou wilt fight our battles for us, and in us, that we may be more than conquerors through thy grace helping us? Oh! how precious the thought. The battle is not doubtful, nor the conflict uncertain. Thou hast conquered all our foes for us, and we overcome them also by the blood of the Lamb. Lord Jesus, in all my spiritual conflicts let me set thee continually before me; for thou art on my right hand, therefore shall I not be moved. Behold, God is my salvation, I will not fear what men can do unto me.<\/p>\n the. Some codices, with Septuagint, and two early printed editions, read “over the”. <\/p>\n chief = heads, because David’s sons were not priests. <\/p>\n about = at the hand of. <\/p>\n and his son. Septuagint reads “and Hanun his son”, as in 2Sa 10:1. <\/p>\n Benaiah: 2Sa 8:18, 2Sa 15:18, 2Sa 20:7, 2Sa 20:23, 2Sa 23:19-23, 1Ki 1:38, 1Ki 1:44, 1Ki 2:34, 1Ki 2:35 <\/p>\n Cherethites: Zep 2:5 <\/p>\n about the king: Heb. at the hand of the king, 1Ch 23:28, *marg. <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 30:14 – the Cherethites 2Sa 23:20 – Benaiah 1Ch 27:5 – Benaiah Neh 11:24 – at the king’s<\/p>\n 18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the {g} Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king.<\/p>\n (g) Read 2Sa 8:18.<\/p>\n And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king. 17. Benaiah ] Cp. 1Ch 11:22-25. the Cherethites and the Pelethites ] David’s bodyguard. The Cherethites were almost certainly Philistines (1Sa 30:14; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5), the Pelethites were probably also Philistines … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 18:17”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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