2 Chronicles 12:10 BSB

2 Chronicles 12:10

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king’s house.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Those splendid insignia having been plundered by the Egyptian conqueror, others were made of inferior metal and kept in the guard room of the palace, to be ready for use; as, notwithstanding the tarnished glory of the court, the old state etiquette was kept up on public and solemn occasions.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he made	H6213 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
רְחַבְעָם֙	re.chav.'Am	Rehoboam	H7346 →
תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔ם	tach.tei.Hem	in place of them	H8478 →
מָגִנֵּ֖י	ma.gi.Nei	shields of	H4043 →
נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	ne.Cho.shet	bronze	H5178 →
וְהִפְקִ֗יד	ve.hif.Kid	and he entrusted [them]	H6485 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יַד֙	yad	[the] hand of	H3027 →
שָׂרֵ֣י	sa.Rei	[the] commanders of	H8269 →
הָרָצִ֔ים	ha.ra.Tzim	the runners	H7323 →
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים	ha.Sho.me.Rim	who guarded	H8104 →
פֶּ֖תַח	Pe.tach	[the] entrance of	H6607 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

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2 Samuel 8:18
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 20:23
  Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 30:14
  We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 2 Samuel 15:18
  and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
- 2 Samuel 20:7
  So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
- 1 Chronicles 18:17
  Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
Through
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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 7:19–22
  They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their…
- Lamentations 2:19
  Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives…
Through
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.
leads to
- 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…