Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David [were] priests.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
Holman Bible
the Cherethites and the Pelethites;
and David’s sons were chief officials.
International Standard Version
Jehoida's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, and David's sons were priests.
A Conservative Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief ministers.
American Standard Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
Amplified
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was [head] over both the Cherethites and Pelethites [the king’s bodyguards]; and David’s sons were
Bible in Basic English
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.
Darby Translation
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
Julia Smith Translation
And Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were priests.
King James 2000
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
Modern King James verseion
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David's sons were priests.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
NET Bible
Benaiah son of Jehoida supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.
New Heart English Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
The Emphasized Bible
and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiadah, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, - and, the sons of David, became, chief rulers.
Webster
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
World English Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over both the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the sons of David have been ministers.
Themes
Benaiah » Son of jehoiada, commander of the cherethites and pelethites
David » King of israel » Civil and military officers of
Jehoiada » Father of benaiah, one of david's officers
King » Chief officers of » The chief of the bodyguard
Kings » Attended by a body-guard
Kings » Officers of » Captain of the guard
Officer » Civil » Appointed by kings
Interlinear
References
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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 8:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Cabinet
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar [were] priests and Seraiah [was] scribe. 18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David [were] priests.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:14
We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and that [which belongs] to Judah and then the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire."
2 Samuel 15:18
All his servants [were] passing {by him}: all of the Kerethites and all of the Pelethites and all of the Gittites--six hundred men {who had followed him} from Gath--passing {before the king}.
2 Samuel 20:7
Then the men of Joab, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors went out after him; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab [was] over all the army of Israel and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Carites and over the Pelethites.
1 Chronicles 18:17
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was] over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David [were] chief officials under the hand of the king.
2 Samuel 23:20-23
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of Ish-Hai, [was] a great [man] of deeds from Kabzeel. He struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
1 Kings 1:38
Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they let Solomon ride on the mule of King David, and they brought him to Gihon.
1 Kings 1:44
He sent Zadok the priest with the king, and Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites; they made him ride on the king's mule.
2 Samuel 20:26
Also Ira the Jairite [was] priest for David.
1 Kings 2:34-35
So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, and he fell on him and killed him, and he was buried in his house in the wilderness.
1 Kings 4:4
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Ezekiel 25:16
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'Look! I [am] stretching out my hand against [the] Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites, and I will destroy the remainder of {the seacoast}.
Zephaniah 2:5
Woe [to you], inhabitants of the region of the sea, people of the Kerethites! The word of Yahweh [is] against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you {until there is no inhabitant}.