But Uriah did not go home. Instead, he slept outside the door of the palace as all the king’s officers did.
The officers told David, “Uriah did not go home.” Then David said to Uriah, “You came from a long trip. Why didn’t you go home?”
Then David called Uriah to come to see him, so Uriah ate and drank with David. David made Uriah drunk, but he still did not go home. That evening Uriah again slept with the king’s officers.
So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to put in their place and gave them to the commanders of the guards for the palace gates.
Whenever the king went to the Temple of the Lord, the guards carried the shields. Later, they would put them back in the guardroom.
There is no wisdom, understanding, or advice that can succeed against the Lord.