1 Kings 14:28

What does 1 Kings 14:28 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 14:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of Jehovah, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of Jehovah, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, the armed men went with him taking the body-covers, and then took them back to their room.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and it cometh to pass, from the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners bear them, and have brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when the king went into the house of the Lord, they whose office it was to go before him, carried them: and afterwards they brought them back to the armoury of the shieldbearers.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers bore them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers.

Context

v.27And 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.

v.28This passage

v.29Now 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?

Cross references

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  • 2 Chronicles 12:11

    And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

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