Cherethim
(Ezek 25:16), more frequently Cherethites, the inhabitants of Southern Philistia, the Philistines (Zeph 2:5). The Cherethites and the Pelethites were David’s life-guards (1 Sam 30:14; 2 Sam 8:18; 20:7, 23; 23:23). This name is by some interpreted as meaning “Cretans,” and by others “executioners,” who were ready to execute the king’s sentence of death (Gen 37:36, marg.; 1 Kgs 2:25).
Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).