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II Chronicles 12:10

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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.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 10

This chapter gives us a more full account of the reign of Rehoboam than we had before in Kings and it is a very melancholy account. Methinks we are in the book of Judges again; for, I. Rehoboam and his people did evil in the sight of the Lord (Ch2 12:1). II. God thereupon sold them into the hands of Shishak, king of Egypt, who greatly oppressed them (Ch2 12:2-4) III. God sent a prophet to them, to expound to them the judgment and to call them to repentance (Ch2 12:5). IV. They thereupon humbled themselves (Ch2 12:6). V. God, upon their repentance, turned from his anger (Ch2 12:7, Ch2 12:12) and yet left them under the marks of his displeasure (Ch2 12:8-11). Lastly, Here is a general character of Rehoboam and his reign, with the conclusion of it (Ch2 12:13-16).

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Strong's Concordancev. 10

מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king רְחַבְעָם (Rᵉchabʻâm, H7346) — Rechabam, an Israelite king עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application מָגֵן (mâgên, H4043) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide… נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth, H5178) — copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as… פָּקַד (pâqad, H6485) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care… יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), שַׂר (sar, H8269) — a head person (of any rank or class) רוּץ (rûwts, H7323) — to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) שָׁמַר (shâmar, H8104) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to,… פֶּתַח (pethach, H6607) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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I Kings 14:27rank 2

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