Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative voice records King Rehoboam’s administrative response immediately after the Egyptian king Shishak looted the temple and palace treasures.
The words — תַּחְתָּם (tachta'am) translates literally as "in their place," marking the direct substitution of materials, while הִפְקִיד (hifkid) means "he commissioned" or "entrusted" the new objects to specific officials.
The thread — This material replacement directly follows the removal of Solomon’s gold shields in 1 Kings 14:26 and precedes the guard rotation described in 1 Kings 14:28, reflecting the institutional realities of kingship noted in 1 Samuel 8:11 and 2 Samuel 15:1.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe the tangible downgrade of royal and sacred splendor and the practical delegation of security duties without embellishing the event.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 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 14:1 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
- 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.
- 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.