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.
Instead of the gold shields, King Rehoboam made shields out of bronze and gave them to the captains of the guards who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
This verse shows how King Rehoboam replaced the stolen gold shields with cheaper bronze ones, symbolizing a decline from the glory days of his father Solomon.
📚 Historical Context
This follows the Egyptian Pharaoh Shishak's invasion of Jerusalem during Rehoboam's reign, when the temple and palace treasures, including Solomon's famous gold shields, were taken as plunder. Rehoboam, Solomon's son, had to replace the magnificent gold shields his father had made with much less valuable bronze replicas. This marked a significant decline in Israel's wealth and international standing from the peak years under Solomon.
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