PELETHITES
Certain members of David’s royal guard. It seems that they were originally from Philistia, although they must be distinguished from the Cerethites and those of Gath, their brothers in arms.
The Pelethites remained faithful to David, fighting against Absalom (2 Sam. 15:18-22). They also fought against Sheba (2 Sam. 20:7).
The name “Peletite” seems to derive from a foreign root, but, contrary to the opinion of some commentators, it is not a contraction of “P’lishti”, Philistines.