KJV ORIGINAL
And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Whenever the king went into the LORD's temple, the guards would come and get the shields, and then bring them back to the guardroom afterward.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the careful security protocol where guards would retrieve and return the ceremonial shields whenever the king visited the temple.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the bronze shields that King Rehoboam made to replace Solomon's golden shields, which had been taken by the Egyptian pharaoh Shishak. The guards maintained strict security over these ceremonial items, only bringing them out when the king made official visits to the temple.
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