But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
1 Kings 14:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards , who protected the entrance to the king’s palace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition King Rehoboam made in their stead bronze shields and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard who kept the door of the king's house. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and assigned them to the officers of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. Catholic Public Domain Version In place of these, king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and he delivered them into the hand of the commanders of the shield bearers, and of those who were keeping the night watch before the gate of the king's house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Roboam made shields of brass instead of them, and delivered them into the hand of the captains of the shieldbearers, and of them that kept watch before the gate of the king's house. |
But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields, then they would take them back to the armoury. ,
But the Lord had said to Ahijah, ‘Jeroboam’s wife is coming soon to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her. When she arrives, she will be disguised.’
The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.
In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards. He made them come to him in the Lord’s temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, ‘Turn and kill the priests of the Lord because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.’ But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.
He said, ‘These are the rights of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and put them to his use in his chariots, on his horses, or running in front of his chariots.