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It was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Yahweh, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.
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From Gold to Bronze
Commentators emphasize the powerful symbolism in this verse. The replacement of Solomon's magnificent gold shields with common bronze ones illustrates a profound spiritual and national decline. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the 'golden kingdom had become a brazen one,' a tangible emblem of the consequences of disobedience.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And when. — And as often as.
The guard came and fetched ...— The runners cam…
Baptist
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 12:9).
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Presbyterian
When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…
