Carites

CARITES kar'-i-tez (kari) , ("one ready," "life-guardsman"):

A body of troops mentioned in 2 Kings 11:4,19 (the King James Version "captains"). Instead of CHERETHITES (which see), the Kethibh of 2 Samuel 20:23 offers the reading Carites.

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Bibliography Information

Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CARITES'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.