1 Kings 14:27

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

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.

Latin

…pro quibus fecit rex Roboam scuta ærea, et tradidit ea in manum ducum scutariorum, et eorum qui excubabant ante ostium domus regis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

1 Kings 14:26–28

When Rehoboam replaced Solomon's gold shields with bronze ones, it showed the kingdom's declining spiritual state. Judah and Jerusalem avoided complete destruction only after Rehoboam repented in response to the Lord's message through the prophet Shemaiah (2 Chronicles 12:5–6, 12).

1 Kings 14:21–31

Between the start and end details of Rehoboam’s rule (1 Kings 14:21, 29–31), the account highlights the declining spiritual state of God’s people in Judah (1 Kings 14:22–24) and an invasion by Egypt (1 Kings 14:25–28).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Rehoboam

Related verses

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 serve his own chariots and horses, and 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 15:1
Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
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.”
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.
1 Kings 14:1
At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
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.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 12:1–12

People

Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Glossary

Egypt, Egyptian Kings, Books of First and Second Naamah (Person)

Topics

Copper Brass: Made Into: Shields Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Rehoboam (Latter Part of his Reign) Military Arms: Defensive: Shield Prophecies Concerning Israel: Other Circumstances of his Reign Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered Shield: Made of Brass (Bronze) Shields: Frequently Made of, or Covered With: Brass

1 Kings 14:27

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