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.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of temple and reform as 2 Chronicles unfolds its message.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 12:10-12.
Glossary
- Rehoboam Person
- He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah “the Ammonitess,” some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ; 2 Chr. 12:13 ).