23 (A)Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

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David’s Officials

23 Joab(A) was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;

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19 And he took the captains of hundreds and the (A)Carites, and the [a]guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of (B)the gate of the [b]guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:19 Lit runners
  2. 2 Kings 11:19 Lit runners

19 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites,(A) the guards and all the people of the land, and together they brought the king down from the temple of the Lord and went into the palace, entering by way of the gate of the guards. The king then took his place on the royal throne.

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