He was the most honoured of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
2 Chronicles 12:10 - 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 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Instead of them King Rehoboam made shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers 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, that 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, the king made bronze ones, and he delivered them to the leaders of the shield bearers, who were guarding the vestibule of the palace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Instead of which the king made brazen ones, and delivered them to the captains of the shieldbearers, who guarded the entrance of the palace. |
He was the most honoured of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials.
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; seven kilograms of gold went into each shield.
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.
He was the most honoured of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields and take them back to the armoury.
So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made.
How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the head of every street.