In the Bible, the Cherethites (Hebrew: כְּרֵתִיKərēṯī) and Pelethites (Hebrew: פְּלֵתִיPəlēṯī), the former also spelled Kerethites, are two ethnic groups in the Levant. Their identity has not been determined with certainty.[1][2] The Cherethites are mentioned independently three times, and as the "Cherethites and Pelethites" seven times. They are interpreted to have been a group of elite mercenaries employed by King David, some of whom acted as his bodyguards, and others as part of his army.[3]
^On the Cherethites, see Richard D. Patterson (2003). Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: An Exegetical Commentary. Biblical Studies Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-7375-0019-6.
^Manuel Robbins (2001). Collapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea. iUniverse. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-595-13664-3.
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