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1 Kings 14:27

Rehoboam

25 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.

26 He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

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.

28 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.

29 As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
BLB
And King Rehoboam made in their place bronze shields and committed [them] to the hands of the captains of the guards who guarded the doorway of the house of the king.
ÅB
Istedenfor dem lot kong Rehabeam gjøre kobberskjold og betrodde dem til høvedsmennene for drabantene som voktet inngangen til kongens hus;
OTB
Så laget kong Rehabeam skjold av bronse for å erstatte dem, og betrodde dem til omsorgen til kommandantene for vakten som beskyttet inngangen til kongens hus.
B1930
Istedenfor dem lot kong Rehabeam gjøre kobberskjold og betrodde dem til høvedsmennene for drabantene som voktet inngangen til kongens hus;

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 22:17

    Then 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:11

    He 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.

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  • 1 Kings 14:1

    At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,

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  • 1 Kings 18:46

    And 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.

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  • 1 Kings 14:5

    But 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.”

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  • 2 Samuel 15:1

    Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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  • Lamentations 4:1–2

    How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

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