KJV ORIGINAL
And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And whenever the king went into the LORD's temple, the guards would carry the shields and then bring them back to the guardroom afterward.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the royal guards would ceremonially carry golden shields whenever the king visited the temple, then carefully store them away again.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the bronze shields that King Rehoboam made to replace the golden shields of Solomon that were stolen by Pharaoh Shishak of Egypt. These replacement shields were only brought out for special royal ceremonies at the temple, showing how Israel's former glory had diminished under Rehoboam's reign.
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