Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: and Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.--2 Samuel 20:23-26***Joab and his brothers Abishai and Asahel were the nephews of King David, the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Before David reigned over all of the Israelites, he reigned only over the tribe of Judah, the tribe of his birth. Before David reigned over the tribe of Judah, David lived on the run from the murderous intentions of King Saul. Saul was the 1st king to reign over the Israelites in the Promised Land, the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham (Abram the Hebrew), and to Abraham's son Isaac, and to Isaac's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel), and to their descendants. During the years on the run, Joab, Abishai and Asahel fought victoriously for and alongside David. After David became the 2nd king to reign, Joab became commander of the army. Without any command from David, Joab killed Abner. Abner was Saul's cousin and army commander and had killed Asahel. After David's son Absalom had himself proclaimed king while David still reigned, Joab disobeyed David's command and thrust 3 pointed weapons through Absalom's heart. Moreover, Joab killed David's nephew Amasa, who had briefly served as Absalom's army commander and was serving as David's commander. When David's son Adonijah tried to proclaim himself king while David reigned, Joab and Abiathar the priest supported Adonijah. Thus, according to the commands of David's successor King Solomon, the 2nd child born to David and Bathsheba, Adonijah and Joab were killed by Benaiah. Abiathar was sent away, Zadok served as priest, and Jehoiada served as army commander. In the divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible, the Cherethites (Cherethim) are associated with the Philistines, and no other information is specifically revealed regarding the Pelethites. Over 900 years after Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, became the 4th king to reign over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-14:31, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-12:16, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
Reference Information:
chief ruler = kohen = kahan = chief minister, priest
host = hassaba = tsaba = army, warfare, war
recorder = hammazkir = zakar = remember, remembrancer, cause to be remembered
scribe = soper/sepher = count, recount, record
tribute = hammas = mas/mis = forced laborers, levy, revenue
Reference Scriptures:Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.-Zephaniah 2:5
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