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David Strikes Down the Amalekites

30 Then it happened when David and his men came to (A)Ziklag on the third day, that (B)the Amalekites had made a raid on the [a]Negev and on (C)Ziklag and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire;

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  1. 1 Samuel 30:1 South country

David Destroys the Amalekites

30 David and his men reached Ziklag(A) on the third day. Now the Amalekites(B) had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned(C) it,

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16 So he brought him down, and behold, they were [a]spread over all the land, (A)eating and drinking and [b]celebrating because of (B)all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

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  1. 1 Samuel 30:16 Lit left
  2. 1 Samuel 30:16 Lit keeping a pilgrim-feast

16 He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling(A) because of the great amount of plunder(B) they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

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18 (A)and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [a]was over the (B)Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were [b](C)priests.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit and the Cherethites
  2. 2 Samuel 8:18 Or chiefs over the priests; possibly a special office associated with the priests, cf. 1 Chr 18:17

18 Benaiah(A) son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites(B) and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.[a]

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:18 Or were chief officials (see Septuagint and Targum; see also 1 Chron. 18:17)

Solomon Anointed King

38 So (A)Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, (B)the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to (C)Gihon.

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38 So Zadok(A) the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites(B) and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.(C)

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44 The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule.

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44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king’s mule,

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16 therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will (A)stretch out My hand against the Philistines and cut off the (B)Cherethites and cause the remnant of the seacoast to perish.

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16 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines,(A) and I will wipe out the Kerethites(B) and destroy those remaining along the coast.(C)

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Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the [a](A)Cherethites!
The word of Yahweh is (B)against you,
O (C)Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I will (D)make you perish
So that there will be (E)no inhabitant.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:5 A segment of the Philistines with roots in Crete

Woe to you who live by the sea,
    you Kerethite(A) people;
the word of the Lord is against you,(B)
    Canaan, land of the Philistines.
He says, “I will destroy you,
    and none will be left.”(C)

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