Pelethites
The Pelethites, along with the Cherethites, were an elite military unit loyal to King David.
The name Pelethites means “judges; destroyers”
GroupOld Testament3 books7 verses
Summary
A group of warriors from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2 Samuel 8:18; only referred to as Pelethites (פְּלֵתִי).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- פְּלֵתִיPelethites
Mentions
- Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
- …and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
- So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
- Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
- Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
- And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
- Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.