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.
So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them, and put them in the care of the captain of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
The writer is showing how King Rehoboam replaced the stolen gold shields with cheaper bronze ones, demonstrating the kingdom's decline from its former glory.
📚 Historical Context
This verse follows the Egyptian pharaoh Shishak's invasion of Jerusalem, where he plundered the temple and palace treasures, including the golden shields that Solomon had made. Rehoboam, Solomon's son, ruled the southern kingdom of Judah after the kingdom split. The replacement of gold with bronze symbolized the reduced status and wealth of the once-mighty united kingdom under David and Solomon.
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