2 Chronicles 12:10

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

Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.

Literal

And King Rehoboam made in their place bronze shields, and he committed them over to the hands of the captains of the guards who guarded the doorway of the house of the king.

Latin

…pro quibus fecit rex æneos, et tradidit illos principibus scutariorum, qui custodiebant vestibulum palatii.

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

2 Chronicles 12:9–11

Rehoboam faced punishment for his disobedience through the looting of the royal treasuries and the temple. The guard used to carry gold shields when accompanying the king from the palace to the temple. The royal processions lost much of their splendor when they replaced the gold shields with bronze ones (compare 2 Chronicles 9:15–16). These bronze shields were safely stored in the large armory Solomon had built (2 Chronicles 8:6).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam God’s Plan to Restore Jerusalem

Related verses

2 Samuel 23:23
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
2 Samuel 8:18
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
1 Chronicles 11:25
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
1 Kings 14:27
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.
Song of Solomon 3:7–8
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
Lamentations 4:1
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

Parallels

1 Kings 14:25–28

People

Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Glossary

Aijalon Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Inscriptions Jehoram

Topics

Brass: Articles Made of Armor Copper Brass: Made Into: Shields God: Preserver: To the Kingdom of Judah: in Delivering from Egypt Kings: Attended by a Body-Guard Metals: Brass Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered Repentance: Rehoboam, when his Kingdom Was Invaded, and Jerusalem Was Besieged War: God Uses, As a Judgment

2 Chronicles 12:10

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