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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 25:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Eze 25:16 |
Strong Concordance |
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I will stretch out [05186] mine hand [03027] upon the Philistines [06430], and I will cut off [03772] the Cherethims [03774], and destroy [06] the remnant [07611] of the sea [03220] coast [02348]. |
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King James |
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
cut off the Cherethims--There is a play on similar sounds in the Hebrew, hichratti cherethim, "I will slay the slayers." The name may have been given to a section of the Philistines from their warlike disposition (Sa1 30:14; Sa1 31:3). They excelled in archery, whence David enrolled a bodyguard from them (Sa2 8:18; Sa2 15:18; Sa2 20:7). They sprang from Caphtor, identified by many with Crete, which was famed for archery, and to which the name Cherethim seems akin. Though in emigration, which mostly tended westwards, Crete seems more likely to be colonized from Philistia than Philistia from Crete, a section of Cretans may have settled at Chere thim in South Philistia, while the Philistines, as a nation, may have come originally from the east (compare Deu 2:23; Jer 47:4; Amo 9:7; Zep 2:5). In Gen 10:14 the Philistines are made distinct from the Caphtorim, and are said to come from the Casluhim; so that the Cherethim were but a part of the Philistines, which Sa1 30:14 confirms.
remnant of--that is, "on the seacoast" of the Mediterranean: those left remaining after the former overthrows inflicted by Samuel, David, Hezekiah, and Psammetichus of Egypt, father of Pharaoh-necho (Jer 25:20). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The Cherethim - The bowmen, the strength of Philistia. The remnant - Who had escaped the sword of Samuel, David, Hezekiah, and of Psammetichus king of Egypt. |
20 And all the mingled [06153] people, and all the kings [04428] of the land [0776] of Uz [05780], and all the kings [04428] of the land [0776] of the Philistines [06430], and Ashkelon [0831], and Azzah [05804], and Ekron [06138], and the remnant [07611] of Ashdod [0795],
14 We made an invasion [06584] upon the south [05045] of the Cherethites [03774], and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah [03063], and upon the south [05045] of Caleb [03612]; and we burned [08313] Ziklag [06860] with fire [0784].
14 And Pathrusim [06625], and Casluhim [03695], (out of whom came [03318] Philistim [06430],) and Caphtorim [03732].
5 Woe [01945] unto the inhabitants [03427] of the sea [03220] coast [02256], the nation [01471] of the Cherethites [03774]! the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] is against you; O Canaan [03667], the land [0776] of the Philistines [06430], I will even destroy [06] thee, that there shall be no inhabitant [03427].
7 Are ye not as children [01121] of the Ethiopians [03569] unto me, O children [01121] of Israel [03478]? saith [05002] the LORD [03068]. Have not I brought up [05927] Israel [03478] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714]? and the Philistines [06430] from Caphtor [03731], and the Syrians [0758] from Kir [07024]?
4 Because of the day [03117] that cometh [0935] to spoil [07703] all the Philistines [06430], and to cut off [03772] from Tyrus [06865] and Zidon [06721] every helper [05826] that remaineth [08300]: for the LORD [03068] will spoil [07703] the Philistines [06430], the remnant [07611] of the country [0339] of Caphtor [03731].
23 And the Avims [05761] which dwelt [03427] in Hazerim [02699], even unto Azzah [05804], the Caphtorims [03732], which came forth [03318] out of Caphtor [03731], destroyed [08045] them, and dwelt [03427] in their stead.)
7 And there went out [03318] after [0310] him Joab's [03097] men [0582], and the Cherethites [03774], and the Pelethites [06432], and all the mighty men [01368]: and they went out [03318] of Jerusalem [03389], to pursue [07291] after [0310] Sheba [07652] the son [01121] of Bichri [01075].
18 And all his servants [05650] passed on [05674] beside [03027] him; and all the Cherethites [03774], and all the Pelethites [06432], and all the Gittites [01663], six [08337] hundred [03967] men [0376] which came [0935] after [07272] him from Gath [01661], passed on [05674] before [06440] the king [04428].
18 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over both the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and David's [01732] sons [01121] were chief rulers [03548].
3 And the battle [04421] went sore [03513] against Saul [07586], and the archers [03384] [0582] [07198] hit [04672] him; and he was sore [03966] wounded [02342] of the archers [03384] [0582] [07198].
14 We made an invasion [06584] upon the south [05045] of the Cherethites [03774], and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah [03063], and upon the south [05045] of Caleb [03612]; and we burned [08313] Ziklag [06860] with fire [0784].