CHERETHITES

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  • Name CHERETHITES  
    _UID 746C26D4489BE245B68D957A77B80B067641 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Personal name meaning, executioners. A people who lived south of or with the Philistines (1 Sam 30:14). They were probably related to or paid soldiers for the Philistines. Crete may have been their original home. David used some of these soldiers as a personal bodyguard (2 Sam 8:18). Ezekiel pronounced judgment on them (Eze 25:16), as did Zephaniah (Zeph 2:5).

      cherethites (8)

      1 Sam 30:14, 2 Sam 15:18 (2), 2 Sam 20:7, 2 Sam 20:23, 1 Kin 1:44, 1 Chr 18:17, Zeph 2:5

      cherethims (1)

      Ezek 25:16
    Person ID I1343  z-Bible Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2007