1 Kings 14:28

28 Every time the king went to the LORD's temple, the guards carried the shields. Later, they took them back to the room where they were kept.

1 Kings 14:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:28

And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord,
&c.] The temple; for though he had fallen into idolatry, he had not wholly forsaken the worship of God in the temple, and perhaps by the late humbling providence he might be stirred up to attend there more frequently:

that the guard bare them:
before him, partly for pomp and grandeur, and partly to keep in awe such as were inclined to mutiny and sedition:

and brought them back into the guard chamber;
when the king returned, the place where the guard lodged and slept by turns.

1 Kings 14:28 In-Context

26 He carried away the treasures of the LORD's temple. He also carried the treasures of the royal palace away. He took everything. That included all of the gold shields Solomon had made.

27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to take their place. He gave them to the commanders of the guards who were on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

28 Every time the king went to the LORD's temple, the guards carried the shields. Later, they took them back to the room where they were kept.

29 The other events of Rehoboam's rule are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah.

30 Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.