Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 king's house.

Shields of brass

Bible References

Shields of brass

1 Kings 14:27
So in their place King Rehoboam had other body-covers made of brass, and gave them into the care of the captains of the armed men who were stationed at the door of the king's house.
Lamentations 4:1
How dark has the gold become! how changed the best gold! the stones of the holy place are dropping out at the top of every street.

The chief

2 Samuel 8:18
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.
2 Samuel 23:23
He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.
1 Chronicles 11:25
He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.
Song of Songs 3:7
See, it is the bed of Solomon; sixty men of war are about it, of the army of Israel,

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