1 Kings 14:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.”

1 Kings 14:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 14:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 14:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.”

1 Kings 14:27 — World English Bible

1 Kings 14:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. ”

1 Kings 14:27 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 14:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath made <FI>them<Fi> a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,”

1 Kings 14:27 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 14:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house. ”

1 Kings 14:27 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 14:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And King Rehoboam made for them brasen shieldes, and committed them vnto ye hands of the chiefe of the garde, which wayted at the doore of the Kings house.”

1 Kings 14:27 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 14:27 in Context — 1 Kings 14

25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.

28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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What Does 1 Kings 14:27 Mean?

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