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1 Chronicles 18:17
Contemporary English Version
1 Chronicles 18:17
Contemporary English Version
17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard.[a]
David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.
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- 18.17 David's bodyguard: The Hebrew text has “the Cherethites and the Pelethites,” who were foreign soldiers hired by David to be his bodyguard.
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