ka.ri identifies a group listed with guards and other military personnel in accounts of royal protection and command.

The term is used as the name of a group: it appears alongside guards in the protection and installation of a king in 2 Kings 11:4 and 2 Kings 11:19, and it is listed among forces under Benaiah's oversight in 2 Samuel 20:23.

1. A named group among guards and forces · dominant

   In 2 Kings 11:4, the Gentilic masculine singular absolute form occurs in the list of commanders, the Carites, and guards whom Jehoiada brings into the house of the LORD. In 2 Kings 11:19, the Proper noun form again stands with commanders and guards as they bring the king down and escort him to the king's house; 2 Samuel 20:23 likewise lists the group among those under Benaiah's oversight.

   2 Kings 11:42 Kings 11:192 Samuel 20:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the Carites" in all three verses, placing them in lists with guards, commanders, or other personnel. The surrounding descriptions establish the scene rather than a finer lexical distinction.