Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
Parallel translations
- WEB King Rehoboam made shields of brass in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
- KJV And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.
- NKJV Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.
- NASB So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.
- NLT King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
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Quick answer
Rehoboam replaces the stolen gold shields with bronze ones, guarded by his officers. The substitution symbolizes Judah's diminished glory.
Overview
Bronze in place of gold is a fitting emblem of the kingdom's reduced state after Shishak's raid. Rehoboam maintains the outward forms while the true wealth is gone. The detail quietly underscores the cost of departing from the LORD.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Sam 22:17Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
- 1 Sam 8:11He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
- Lam 4:1–2How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
- 1 Kgs 14:5But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
- 1 Kgs 18:46And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
- 2 Sam 15:1Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
- 1 Kgs 14:1At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
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