Cherethites, The
Cherethites, The
Cher’ethites, The. (executioners). And a royal guardsman of King David. 2Sa 8:18; 2Sa 15:18; 2Sa 20:7; 2Sa 20:23; 1Ki 1:38; 1Ki 1:44; 1Ch 18:17. It is plain that these royal guards were employed as executioners, 2Ki 11:4, and as couriers, 1Ki 14:27. But, it has been conjectured that, they may have been foreign mercenaries, and therefore, probably Philistines, of which name Pelethites may be only another form.