Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. Young's Literal Translation and king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given [them] a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king; King James Bible 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. Hebrew Then Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם֙ (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah made וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make bronze נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base shields מָגִנֵּ֖י (mā·ḡin·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile in their place תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔ם (taḥ·tê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of and committed וְהִפְקִ֗יד (wə·hip̄·qîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit them to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the care יַד֙ (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the captains שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the guard הָרָצִ֔ים (hā·rā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run on duty הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים (haš·šō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to at the entrance פֶּ֖תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way to the royal הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king palace. בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house |