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26 And he took the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the treasures of the king’s house. And (A)he took everything; he (B)even took all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27 Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and (C)committed them into the hand of the commanders of the [a]guard who kept the door of the king’s house. 28 Now it happened as often as the king entered the house of Yahweh, that the [b]guards would carry them and would bring them back into the [c]guards’ room.

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  1. 1 Kings 14:27 Lit runner
  2. 1 Kings 14:28 Lit runners
  3. 1 Kings 14:28 Lit runners

26 He carried off the treasures of the temple(A) of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields(B) Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(C) 28 Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

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