Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. NASB 1977 So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. Legacy Standard Bible Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders of the guard who kept the door of the king’s house. Amplified Bible So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and handed them over to the captains of the palace guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. Christian Standard Bible King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards who protected the entrance to the king’s palace. Holman Christian Standard Bible King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them into the care of the captains of the royal escorts who guarded the entrance to the king’s palace. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And King Rekhabaam made in their place shields of brass, and he delivered them into the hand of the Princes and of the Runners who stood guard at the gate of the house of the King. Brenton Septuagint Translation And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them; and the chiefs of the body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the king, were placed in charge over them. Contemporary English Version Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe. Douay-Rheims Bible And Roboam made shields of brass instead of them, and delivered them into the. hand of the captains of the shieldbearers, and of them that kept watch before the gate of the king's house. English Revised Version And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. GOD'S WORD® Translation So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and put them by the entrance to the royal palace, where the captains of the guards were stationed. Good News Translation To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates. International Standard Version King Rehoboam made shields out of bronze to take their place, and then committed them to the care and custody of the commanders of those who guarded the entrance to the royal palace. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And King Rehoboam makes shields of bronze in their stead, and has made [them] a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king, Majority 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. New American Bible To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze shields, which he entrusted to the officers of the guard on duty at the entrance of the royal house. NET Bible King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. New Revised Standard Version so King Rehoboam made shields of bronze instead, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. New Heart English Bible King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. Webster's Bible Translation And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. World English Bible King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Shishak Raids Jerusalem…26He 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. 27Then 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. 28And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.… Cross References 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. 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. 2 Samuel 11:9 But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master's servants; he did not go down to his house. 1 Kings 14:28 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. Treasury of Scripture And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. made Lamentations 4:1,2 How 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… guard [heb] runners 1 Kings 14:1,5 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick… 1 Kings 18:46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 1 Samuel 8:11 And 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. Jump to Previous Armed Assigned Brass Brazen Bronze Captains Care Charge Chief Commanders Committed Couriers Door Doorway Duty Entrance Guard Guarded Hand Hands Heads House Keeping Kept King's Maketh Officers Opening Rehoboam Rehobo'am Replace Royal Runners Shields SteadJump to Next Armed Assigned Brass Brazen Bronze Captains Care Charge Chief Commanders Committed Couriers Door Doorway Duty Entrance Guard Guarded Hand Hands Heads House Keeping Kept King's Maketh Officers Opening Rehoboam Rehobo'am Replace Royal Runners Shields Stead1 Kings 14 1. Abijah being sick, 2. Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah 5. Ahijah forewarned by God, denounces God's judgment 17. Abijah dies, and is buried 19. Nadab succeeds Jeroboam 21. Rehoboam's wicked reign, 25. Shishak raids Jerusalem 29. Abijam succeeds Rehoboam (27) In their stead.--The notice of this substitution is not only a curious point of accurate detail, but perhaps intended as a symbolic representation of the change which had passed upon Judah, by which only the semblance of its old glory remained, and its "fine gold had become brass."Verse 27. - And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields [lit., shields of brass or copper; a striking token of the decadence of the kingdom; cf. 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:22. "He changed his father's religion, as his shields, from gold to brass" (Hall) I, and comttted [Heb. appointed] them unto the hands of the chief of the guard [Heb. commanders of the runners (see on 1 Kings 1:38)], which kept the door of the king's house. [Cf. 2 Kings 11:6. The functions of the bodyguard were very varied. A primary duty was, obviously, to supply sentinels and attendants for the palace.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם֙ (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah made וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make bronze נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base shields מָגִנֵּ֖י (mā·ḡin·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile in their place תַּחְתָּ֔ם (taḥ·tām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of and committed [them] וְהִפְקִ֗יד (wə·hip̄·qîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the care יַד֙ (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the captains שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the guard הָרָצִ֔ים (hā·rā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run on duty הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים (haš·šō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to at the entrance פֶּ֖תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way to the royal הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king palace. בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Kings 14:27 NIV1 Kings 14:27 NLT 1 Kings 14:27 ESV 1 Kings 14:27 NASB 1 Kings 14:27 KJV 1 Kings 14:27 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 14:27 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 14:27 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 14:27 French Bible 1 Kings 14:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 14:27 King Rehoboam made in their place shields (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |