A group of elite foreign palace guards stands in a protective formation with drawn swords near a stone colonnade under a bright sky.

Clan or family line

The Pelethites

A body of royal guards who served David and supported Solomon’s accession.

A body of royal guards who served David and supported Solomon’s accession. Scripture first names the group at 2 Samuel 8:18.

The people in Scripture

A body of royal guards who served David and supported Solomon’s accession.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is 2 Samuel 8:18. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.