18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised 1 the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. 2
1 tnHeb “[was] over.”
2 tnHeb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).