How to Pronounce Pelethites
PEL-eh-thites
Pelethites is pronounced PEL-eh-thites (ˈpɛlɛθaɪts): three syllables, stress on the first.
What does Pelethites mean?
Pelethites means “judges; destroyers”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Pelethites?
Mentioned always along with the Cherethites, and only in the time of David. The word probably means “runners” or “couriers,” and may denote that while forming part of David’s bodyguard, they were also sometimes employed as couriers (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:7, 23;1 Kings 1:38, 44; 1 Chr. 18:17). Some, however, think that these are the names simply of two Philistine tribes from which David selected his body-guard. They are mentioned along with the Gittites (2 Sam. 15:18), another body of foreign troops whom David gathered round him.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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