2 Chronicles 12:10

2 Chronicles 12:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:10

8But they will become his servants so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving foreign kings.” 9King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures from the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He took them all. He took the gold shields Solomon had made. So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and put them by the entrance to the royal palace, where the captains of the guards were stationed. 11Whenever the king went into the Lord’s temple, guards carried the shields and then returned them to the guardroom. 12After Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord was no longer angry with him and didn’t completely destroy him. So things went well in Judah.

2 Chronicles 12:10 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ רְחַבְעָם֙ תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔ם מָגִנֵּ֖י נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְהִפְקִ֗יד עַל־יַד֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרָצִ֔ים הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים פֶּ֖תַח בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Instead of which kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• of brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• and committedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• to the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the guardרוּץrûts · to run: guardH7323
• that keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:10

• 1 Kings 14:27So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and put them by the entrance to the royal palace, where the captains of the guards were stationed.
• Lamentations 4:1“Look how the gold has become tarnished! The fine gold has changed! The sacred stones are scattered at every street corner.
• 2 Samuel 8:18Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.
• 2 Samuel 23:23He was honored more than the thirty, but he was not a member of the three. David put him in charge of his bodyguards.
• 1 Chronicles 11:25He was honored more than the thirty, but he was not a member of the three. David put him in charge of his bodyguards.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Rehoboam faced punishment for his disobedience through the looting of the royal treasuries and the temple. The guard used to carry gold shields when accompanying the king from the palace to the temple. The royal processions lost much of their splendor when they replaced the gold shields with bronze ones (compare 2 Chronicles 9:15–16). These bronze shields were safely stored in the large armory Solomon had built (2 Chronicles 8:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-122Ch 12:1-12. Rehoboam, Forsaking God, Is Punished by Shishak. 1. when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself--(See on 2Ch 11:17). During the first three years of his reign his royal influence was exerted in the encouragement of the true religion. Security and ease led to religious decline, which, in the fourth year, ended in open apostasy. The example of the court was speedily followed by his subjects, for "all Israel was with…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings