Verse 27
1 Kings 14:27
New Living Translation
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King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ רְחַבְעָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔/ם מָגִנֵּ֖י נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְ/הִפְקִ֗יד עַל יַד֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָ/רָצִ֔ים הַ/שֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים פֶּ֖תַח בֵּ֥ית הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And King Rehoboam made bronze shields and placed them in the hands of the captains of the guards who were at the entrance of the house of the king.
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Chapter 14 Context
1
At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick.
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2
So Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as my wife. Then go...
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3
Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen...
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4
So Jeroboam’s wife went to Ahijah’s home at Shiloh. He was an old man now and could no longer see.
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5
But the LORD had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She wi...
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6
So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are y...
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7
Give your husband, Jeroboam, this message from the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel: ‘I promoted you...
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8
I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my...
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9
You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself and hav...
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10
I will bring disaster on your dynasty and will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and...
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11
The members of Jeroboam’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the...
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12
Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die.
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13
All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a pro...
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14
“In addition, the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. Thi...
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15
Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of...
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16
He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made Israel sin along with him.”
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17
So Jeroboam’s wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her...
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18
And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, as the LORD had promised through the prophet Ahijah.
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19
The rest of the events in Jeroboam’s reign, including all his wars and how he ruled, are recorded in...
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20
Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king.
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21
Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king...
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22
During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, provoking his an...
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23
For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on ever...
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24
There were even male and female shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the dete...
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25
In the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.
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26
He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, includin...
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27
King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the c...
28
Whenever the king went to the Temple of the LORD, the guards would also take the shields and then re...
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29
The rest of the events in Rehoboam’s reign and everything he did are recorded in <i>The Book of the...
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30
There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
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31
When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, a...
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