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Notes
six hundred Gittites: This alliance began with David's connection to the Philistines during Saul's time (1 Samuel 21:10–15; 27:1–12; 29:1–11).
the Cherethites and Pelethites: Refer to the study note on 2 Samuel 8:18.
Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (compare 2 Samuel 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7). This was around the twenty-fifth year of David's thirty-three-year rule in Jerusalem.
Events
Parallels
People
Cherethites: Member of Philistine tribe serving as royal guard Pelethites: Elite military unit loyal to King David
Places
Gath: Philistine city; home of Goliath; refuge for David
Glossary
Absalom Benaiah David Gath Gilead (Place) Ittai Joab Kerethites Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Pelethites Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Cherethites: A Philistine Tribe, Which Adhered to David, and with the Pelethites Formed his Bodyguard David: King of Israel: David's Flight from Jerusalem Gath: Band of Gittites, Attached to David Israel: Under the Kings Before the Separation Into Two Kingdoms: Absalom's Rebellion King: Chief officers of The Chief of the Bodyguard Pelethites: Absalom's Escort