1 Kings 14:27
in 1 Kings 14Then 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 14
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd King Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields,.... For the king of Egypt had so stripped him of his gold, that he was not able to replace golden ones: and committed them into the hands of the chief of the guard; or "runners" (p), that went before the king, or attended him as his bodyguard when he went abroad: which kept the door of the king's house; which kept guard night and day in their turns. (p) הרצים "cursorum", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
This site's exposition
made in their stead brasen shields
on 1 Kings 14:27-28
Rehoboam cannot restore the gold, so he replaces the shields with brass and posts guards to carry them for the king's appearances at the temple, a substitution the text records without comment. The house Solomon filled with brass furnishings by the ton at 7:45-47 now supplies brass for a king's show of glory, the same metal running downhill from temple vessel to royal prop within a few chapters of its casting. Verse 28 has the guard fetch the shields out for each appearance and return them to the guard chamber afterward, the ceremony kept up over a glory already gone.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
It was strange that David would marry his son Solomon to an Ammonitess (for it was done while he lived), but it is probable that Solomon was in love with her, because she was Naamah, a beauty (so it signifies), and his father was loth to cross him, but it proved to have a very bad influence upon posterity.
This was an emblem of the diminution of his glory. Sin makes the gold become dim, changes the most fine gold, and turns it into brass. We commend Rehoboam for going to the house of the Lord, perhaps the oftener for the rebuke he had been under, and do not condemn him for going in pomp.
Brazen shields - This was an emblem of the diminution of his glory. Sin makes the gold become dim, it changes the most fine gold and turns it into brass.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| רְחַבְעָם֙ | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| תַּחְתָּ֔ם | tachtam | in place of them | H8478 → | 505 times |
| מָגִנֵּ֖י | maginei | shields of | H4043 → | 63 times |
| נְחֹ֑שֶׁת | nechoshet | bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
| וְהִפְקִ֗יד | vehifkid | and he entrusted [them] | H6485 → | 303 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַד֙ | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שָׂרֵ֣י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָרָצִ֔ים | haratzim | the runners | H7323 → | 103 times |
| הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים | hashomerim | who guarded | H8104 → | 468 times |
| פֶּ֖תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
רְחַבְעָם֙Rehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
תַּחְתָּ֔םin place of them
tachtamH8478 →505 times
מָגִנֵּ֖יshields of
magineiH4043 →63 times
נְחֹ֑שֶׁתbronze
nechoshetH5178 →140 times
וְהִפְקִ֗ידand he entrusted [them]
vehifkidH6485 →303 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַד֙[the] hand of
yadH3027 →1618 times
שָׂרֵ֣י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הָרָצִ֔יםthe runners
haratzimH7323 →103 times
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםwho guarded
hashomerimH8104 →468 times
פֶּ֖תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 18:46And 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
- Ezekiel 1:3
the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
- 2 Kings 3:15
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
- 2 Kings 9:1
Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- Isaiah 8:11
For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
- Ezekiel 3:14
Through
1 Samuel 8:11He 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…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:52
And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
- 1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own…
- 1 Samuel 14:52
Through
1 Samuel 22:17Then 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…
it leads to
- Exodus 1:17
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
- Exodus 1:17
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.