How could David’s sons be priests when they were not Levites?
PROBLEM: According to this verse, “David’s sons were chief ministers.” Yet Numbers 3:10 forbids anyone except the sons of Aaron from being priests (cf. Numbers 16:40).
SOLUTION: Some scholars believe that the priesthood was extended to include David’s sons, granting them a kind of honorary priesthood. However, since there is no indication of this in the text, it does not seem likely.
Verse 2 Samuel 8:18. _BENAIAH_] The chief of the second class of David's worthies. We shall meet with him again. _THE CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES_] The former supposed to be those who accompanied...
For a similar account of the officers of Solomon’s kingdom, see 1 Kings 4:1, where Jehoshaphat is still the recorder, and Benaiah is advanced to be captain of the host in the room of Joab. The recorde...
5. THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The Philistines and Moab smitten (2 Samuel 8:1)_ 2. Hadadezer overthrown (2 Samuel 8:3) 3. Further conquests and triumphs (2 Samuel 8:9) 4. David'
2 SAMUEL 8. DAVID'S VICTORIES. HIS MINISTERS (D). A concluding summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul (1 Samuel 14:47 ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion of a...
BENAIAH. Compare 2 Samuel 23:20. CHERETHITES... PELETHITES. David's body-guard. Here ends the _prosperous_ part of David's reign....
_Benaiah_ See note on ch. 2 Samuel 23:20. _was over Over_is not in the Heb. text, and must be supplied from Chr. But possibly there is some further defect, for the Sept. reads "Benaiah the son of Jeh...
David's administration and officers A summary notice of the internal administration of the kingdom, with a list of David's chief officers of state, is appended to the account of his wars. Another lis...
BENAIAH, &C.— Benaiah was one of David's three worthies of the second order, eminent for many great exploits, but of which three only are particularly recounted by the sacred historian. There seems to...
_David's Government._ 2 Samuel 8:14-18 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever h...
_AND BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA WAS OVER BOTH THE CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES; AND DAVID'S SONS WERE CHIEF RULERS._ Cherethites - i:e., Philistines (Zephaniah 2:5). PELETHITES - from Pelet (1 Ch...
8:18 Pelethites; (e-13) The executioners (a sort of bodyguard), and the runners....
DAVID'S VICTORIES, AND A LIST OF HIS OFFICERS This chapter concludes this account of David's reign. The remainder of the book is taken from a different source....
THE CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES] see on 1 Samuel 30:14; They formed part of David's foreign bodyguard. CHIEF RULERS] RV 'priests.' There can be no doubt that the translation of RV is CORRECT, for t...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 8 DAVID WINS MANY WARS V1 Some time later, David fought the *Philistines. He defeated them and he controlled their chief city. V2...
THE CHERETHITES AND THE PELETHITES. — These bodies of men, here mentioned for the first time, afterwards appear frequently, constituting the most trusted part of the king’s army, and forming his espec...
וּ בְנָיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן ־יְהֹ֣ויָדָ֔ע וְ הַ כְּרֵ
CHAPTER XI. _ ADMINISTRATION OF THE KINGDOM._ 2 Samuel 8:15. IF the records of David's warlike expeditions are brief, still more so are the notices of his work of peace. How he fulfilled his royal f...
VICTORIOUS ON EVERY SIDE 2 Samuel 8:1 Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David “whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6; 2 Samuel 8:14. Indeed, he was more than a conqueror,...
Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close relation between this account of them and what had preceded. Th...
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the (h) Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. (h) The Cherethites and Pelethites were as the king's guard, and had charge...
The Cerethi and Phelithi. The king's guards. (Challoner) --- They were Philistines, and had attached themselves to David while he was at Geth, continuing always faithful to him. We read of them in the...
REFLECTIONS WHILE I behold the victories of David, upheld by the arm of Omnipotence, and the Lord his God preserving him whithersoever he went, oh! for grace to look unto the same covenant God in Chri...
(16) And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (17) And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah w...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
Being entirely delivered from the insurrections of the people,* David exercises his power in bringing his enemies into subjection. The Philistines, who dwelt within the land of Israel, are subjugated....
AND BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA [WAS] OVER BOTH THE CHERETHITES AND PELETHITES,.... These, according to Josephus k, were the king's bodyguards, and this man is expressly said to be set over his guards...
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. Ver. 18. _Was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites,_] _i.e., _ Was _Pra...
_Benaiah_, &c. Benaiah was one of David's three worthies of the second order; eminent for many great exploits, of which three only are recounted by the sacred historian. _Was over both the Cherethites...
1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Ioram with Presents to blesse him. 11 The Presents and the spoile Dauid dedicateth to God....
and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites, the king's body-guard, who not only carried out the royal orders, but also executed the royal death sentences, being...
David's Prestige Recognized...
God's declaration to David of His sovereign counsels in chapter 7 and David's submission and worship had good practical effect. Notice it is "after this" (v.1) that David defeated and subdued the Phil...
CHIEF RULERS: Or, princes...
15-18 David neither did wrong, nor denied or delayed right to any. This speaks his close application to business; also his readiness to admit all addresses and appeals made to him. He had no respect...
WAS OVER: these words are supplied out of the parallel place, 1 CHRONICLES 18:17, and out of 2 SAMUEL 20:23, where they are expressed. The Cherethites and Pelethites were undoubtedly soldiers, and suc...
2 Samuel 8:18 Benaiah H1141 son H1121 Jehoiada H3077 Cherethites H3774 Pelethites H6432 Davids H1732 sons H1121 ministers...
CONTENTS: Full establishment of David's kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, David, Hadadezer, Joram, Toi. CONCLUSION: After the long and frequent struggles which the Christian has with the powers of darkness,...
2 Samuel 8:2. _Two lines._ The measuring line gave inheritance, but here the line gave the inheritance of rebels to others, as is the manner of treating rebels by a total forfeiture of inheritance. Th...
_David reigned over all Israel._ ADMINISTRATION OF THE KINGDOM I. The first thing pointed out to us here is the catholicity of his kingly government; embracing all Israel, all people. He did not best...
_David smote the Philistines and subdued them._ THE VICTORIOUS KING These years of war gave birth to some of the grandest of the psalms, amongst which may be numbered, 2., 20., 21., 60., 110. I. The...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:1__ Chapter 2 Samuel 8:1 lists David’s military victories. These events do not necessarily match the historical order of the rest of the book....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:15 This is a list of David’s officials (for similar lists, see 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Kings
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:18 BENAIAH led David’s personal force of CHERETHITES AND... PELETHITES. He was one of David’s mighty men (2
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 8:1. “METHEG-AMMAH.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “METHEG” is a “BRIDLE,” and “AMMAH” is translated _mother_ by Keil, E...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 8:1 DAVID SMOTE THE PHILISTINES. In the previous chapter we have seen that the empire of David not only marked an era in the development of Israel nationally, but was also the rea...
In the eighth chapter of second Samuel there is chronicled for us certain of David's victories over their enemies round about, how that God was establishing David and his kingdom, and was subduing his...
1 Chronicles 18:17; 1 Kings 1:44; 1 Kings 2:34; 1 Kings 2:35;...
Cherethites, &c. — The Cherethites and Pelethites were undoubtedly soldiers, and such as were eminent for their valour and fidelity. Most probable they were the king's guards, which consisted of these...