What does 2 Samuel 8:18 mean?
ESV: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David 's sons were priests.
NIV: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
NASB: Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
CSB: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials.
NLT: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as priestly leaders.
KJV: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
NKJV: Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
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Book Summary:
Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
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