Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And whenever the king entered the house of YHWH, the guards carried them and brought them back into the chamber guardroom.
Latin
Cumque ingrederetur rex in domum Domini, portabant ea qui præeundi habebant officium: et postea reportabant ad armamentarium scutariorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
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).
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).
Parallels
Glossary
Egypt, Egyptian Kings, Books of First and Second Naamah (Person)
Topics
Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Rehoboam (Latter Part of his Reign) Prophecies Concerning Israel: Other Circumstances of his Reign Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered