2 Samuel 8:18

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and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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These are Israel’s neighboring peoples and regions: Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Amalek, and Aram/Syria, including Damascus, Hamath, and Zobah near the Euphrates. Their defeat or subjection frames David’s Jerusalem-based kingdom as securely established by the Lord, while 2 Samuel 8:18 names the officials serving his royal administration.

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2 Samuel 8:18 mentions Amalek, Ammon, Aram, Damascus, Edom, Euphrates, Hamath, Jerusalem, Moab, Philistia, Syria and Zobah.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner