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2 Samuel 8:18

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← 2 Samuel 8:17	2 Samuel 8:18 (KJV)	2 Samuel 9:1 →
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe;	And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.	And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077 was over both the Cherethites^H3774 and the Pelethites^H6432; and David's^H1732 sons^H1121 were chief rulers^H3548.

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Original Hebrew

וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע וְהַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וּבְנֵי דָוִד כֹּהֲנִים הָיוּ׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/בְנָיָ֨הוּ֙	u./ve.na.Ya.hu	H1141	HC/Np	and/ Benaiah
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	ye.Ho.ya.Da'	H3077	HNp	Jehoiada
וְ/הַ/כְּרֵתִ֖י	ve./ha./ke.re.Ti	H3774	HC/Td/Ngmsa	and/ the/ Kerethite(s)
וְ/הַ/פְּלֵתִ֑י	ve./ha./pe.le.Ti	H6432	HC/Td/Ngmsa	and/ the/ Pelethite(s)
וּ/בְנֵ֥י	u./ve.Nei	H1121	HC/Ncmpc	and/ (the) sons of
דָוִ֖ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
כֹּהֲנִ֥ים	ko.ha.Nim	H3548	HNcmpa	(were) priests
הָיֽוּ	ha.Yu	H1961	HVqp3cp	they were

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1141 — בְּנָיָה (Bᵉnâyâh, ben-aw-yaw'): or בּנָיָהוּ; (prolonged) from בָּנָה and יָהּ; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites; Benaiah.
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H3077 — יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ, yeh-ho-yaw-daw'): from יְהֹוָה and יָדַע; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites; Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע.
• H3548 — כֹּהֵן (kôhên, ko-hane'): active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
• H3774 — כְּרֵתִי (Kᵉrêthîy, ker-ay-thee'): probably from כָּרַת in the sense of executioner; (compare טַבָּח) (only collectively in the singular as plural); a Kerethite or life-guardsman; Cherethims, Cherethites.
• H6432 — פְּלֵתִי (Pᵉlêthîy, pel-ay-thee'): from the same form as פֶּלֶת; a courier (collectively) or official messenger; Pelethites.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

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