As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.
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As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.
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And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
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And it was so, that as oft as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 12:11 And when the king entered into the…
2Ch 12:11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
Ver. 11. And when the king entered into the house of the Lord.] He went no more - for a while at least - to the high places.
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“παθων δε τε νηπιος εγνω.”
The guard came and fetched them.] Either to secure his person, who might be in danger of his life from discontented persons, by reason of the late great loss, or at least that he might not be altogether slighted by his people. See 1Ki 14:28.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. And when the king entered] R.V. And it…
11. And when the king entered] R.V. And it was so, that as oft as the king entered.
fet them] R.V. bare them. Fet (obsolete) = “fetched.”
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) And when.—And as often as.
(11) And when.—And as often as.
The guard came and fetched . . .—The runners came and bare them; and they (after the royal procession) restored them to the guard room of the runners. (See on 1Ki_14:28, which reads, “the runners used to bear them.”)
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Solomon’s golden shields had been kept in “the house of the forest of Lebanon” (2Ch_9:16).
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 It happened that
It happened that
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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the guards would carry them
"the guards would carry the shields"
Yahweh's anger turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely
Yahweh no longer being angry with Rehoboam is spoken of as if Yahweh's anger were a person who turned away from Rehoboam. AT: "Yahweh was no longer angry with him and so did not destroy him completely" (See: Personification)
besides, there was
"in addition, there was"
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house of God
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