KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Kings 14:27
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
ASV American Standard Version
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath made them a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 14
24 And there were also sodomites in the land: [and] they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
27 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.
28 And it was [so], when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all [their] days.
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingרְחַבְעָם֙H7346 · re.chav.amRehoboamתַּחְתָּ֔םH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underמָגִנֵּ֖יH4043 · ma.genshieldנְחֹ֑שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeוְהִפְקִ֗ידH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listעַל־H5921 · aluponיַד֙H3027 · yadhandשָׂרֵ֣יH8269 · sarrulerהָרָצִ֔יםH7323 · rutsto run: runהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyפֶּ֖תַחH6607 · pe.tachentranceבֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
1 Samuel 8:11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.1 Samuel 22:17And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.Lamentations 4:1-2How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.2 Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.1 Kings 14:1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.1 Kings 14:5And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he [is] sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself [to be] another [woman].
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