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Contemporary English Version

2 Chronicles 12:10

Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Brass;   Rehoboam;   Repentance;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Brass;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Brass, or Copper;   Kings;   Metals;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Arms;   Shishak;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Libya;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Rehoboam,;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Guard;   Rehoboam ;   Shemaiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Footman,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Rehoboam;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cherethites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards who protected the entrance to the king’s palace.
Hebrew Names Version
King Rechav`am made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to take their place and gave them to the commanders of the guards for the palace gates.
New English Translation
King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
Amplified Bible
In their place King Rehoboam made shields of bronze and entrusted them to the care of the officers of the guard who guarded the door of the king's house.
New American Standard Bible
Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guards who guarded the entrance of the king's house.
World English Bible
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In stead whereof King Rehoboam made shieldes of brasse, and committed them to the handes of the chiefe of the garde, that wayted at the doore of the Kings house.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the hand of the commanders of the guard who kept the door of the king's house.
Berean Standard Bible
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
To replace them, King Rechav‘am made shields of bronze, which he entrusted to the commanders of the contingent guarding the gate to the royal palace.
Darby Translation
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Rehoboam made more shields to put in their places, but they were made from bronze. He gave them to the guards on duty at the palace gates.
George Lamsa Translation
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 kings house.
Good News Translation
To replace them, Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.
Lexham English Bible
And King Rehoboam made small shields of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders of the guards who were keeping the entrance of the house of the king.
Literal Translation
And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and deposited them into the hand of the chiefs of the runners who kept the gate of the king's house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
in steade wherof kynge Roboa made shyldes of stele, and commytted the vnto the chefe fotemen, which kepte the dore of the kynges house.
American Standard Version
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king's house.
Bible in Basic English
And in their place King Rehoboam had other body-covers made of brass and gave them into the care of the captains of the armed men who were stationed at the door of the king's house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In steade of which, king Rehoboam made shieldes of brasse, and committed them to the handes of the chiefe of the garde, & that kept the entraunce of the kinges house.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king's house.
King James Version (1611)
In stead of which, king Rehoboam made shields of brasse, and committed them to the hands of the chiefe of the guard, that kept the entrance of the Kings house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them. And Susakim set over him captains of footmen, as keepers of the gate of the king.
English Revised Version
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king’s house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for whiche the kyng made brasun scheeldis, and took tho to the princes of scheeld makeris, that kepten the porche of the paleis.
Update Bible Version
And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king's house.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
New Life Bible
King Rehoboam made battle-coverings of brass in their place. And he put them in the care of the captains of the soldiers who watched the door of the king's house.
New Revised Standard
but King Rehoboam made in place of them shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And King Rehoboam made, instead of them, bucklers of bronze, - and committed them unto the hand of the captains of the runners, who kept guard at the entrance of the house of the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Instead of which the king made brazen ones, and delivered them to the captains of the shieldbearers, who guarded the entrance of the palace.
Revised Standard Version
and King Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
Young's Literal Translation
and king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given [them] a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king;
THE MESSAGE
King Rehoboam replaced the gold shields with bronze shields and gave them to the guards who were posted at the entrance to the royal palace. Whenever the king went to God 's Temple, the guards went with him carrying the shields, but they always returned them to the guardroom.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the door of the king's house.

Contextual Overview

1 Soon after Rehoboam had control of his kingdom, he and everyone in Judah stopped obeying the Lord . 2 So in the fifth year of Rehoboam's rule, the Lord punished them for their unfaithfulness and allowed King Shishak of Egypt to invade Judah. 3 Shishak attacked with his army of one thousand two hundred chariots and sixty thousand cavalry troops, as well as Egyptian soldiers from Libya, Sukkoth, and Ethiopia. 4 He captured every one of the fortified cities in Judah and then marched to Jerusalem. 5 Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah had gone to Jerusalem to escape Shishak's invasion. And while they were there, Shemaiah the prophet told them, "The Lord says that because you have disobeyed him, he has now abandoned you. The Lord will not help you against Shishak!" 6 Rehoboam and the leaders were sorry for what they had done and admitted, "The Lord is right. We have deserted him." 7 When the Lord heard this, he told Shemaiah: The people of Judah are truly sorry for their sins, and so I won't let Shishak completely destroy them. But because I am still angry, 8 he will conquer and rule them. Then my people will know what it's like to serve a foreign king instead of serving me. 9 Shishak attacked Jerusalem and took all the valuable things from the temple and from the palace, including Solomon's gold shields. 10 Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shields of brass: 1 Kings 14:27, Lamentations 4:1

the chief: 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 23:23, 1 Chronicles 11:25, Song of Solomon 3:7, Song of Solomon 3:8

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:16 - two hundred 1 Chronicles 18:7 - shields 2 Chronicles 9:15 - two Nehemiah 3:16 - the house Ecclesiastes 2:19 - who knoweth

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.
Genesis 12:4
Abram was seventy-five years old when the Lord told him to leave the city of Haran. He obeyed and left with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and slaves they had gotten while in Haran. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Genesis 12:8
Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 12:18
Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?
Genesis 42:5
So Jacob's sons joined others from Canaan who were going to Egypt because of the terrible famine.
Genesis 43:1
The famine in Canaan got worse,
Genesis 47:13
The famine was bad everywhere in Egypt and Canaan, and the people were suffering terribly.
Ruth 1:1
Before Israel was ruled by kings, Elimelech from the tribe of Ephrath lived in the town of Bethlehem. His wife was named Naomi, and their two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. But when their crops failed, they moved to the country of Moab. And while they were there,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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