Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 14:28
And it was [so], when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
28. And it was so, when ] For ‘when’ the R.V. gives, as often as. The Hebrew word is not common. It occurs 1Sa 18:30 ; 2Ki 4:8; in the latter place the A.V. gives ‘as oft as,’ and in the former the R.V., has changed ‘after’ into ‘as often as,’ with a great improvement to the sense.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
It appears from this verse that Rehoboam, notwithstanding that he encouraged, and perhaps secretly practiced, idolatry (1Ki 14:22-24, compare 1Ki 15:3, 1Ki 15:12; 2Ch 12:1), maintained a public profession of faith in Yahweh, and attended in state the temple services. Compare the conduct of Solomon, 1Ki 9:25.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. The guard bare them] The guard probably were just three hundred, answering to the number of the shields.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
When the king went into the house of the Lord; by which it seems the affliction had done him some good, and brought him back to the worship of God, which he had forsaken.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord,…. The temple; for though he had fallen into idolatry, he had not wholly forsaken the worship of God in the temple, and perhaps by the late humbling providence he might be stirred up to attend there more frequently:
that the guard bare them: before him, partly for pomp and grandeur, and partly to keep in awe such as were inclined to mutiny and sedition:
and brought them back into the guard chamber; when the king returned, the place where the guard lodged and slept by turns.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(28) When the king went.Hence we see that Rehoboam still worshipped in the house of the Lord. If his idolatry were like that of his father, it would not have prevented this; but in 2Ch. 12:6-8; 2Ch. 12:12 it is implied that after the invasion he humbled himself, and returned to the Lord.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ki 14:28 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.
Ver. 28. That the guard bare them. ] Propter periculum insidiarum etiam in ipsa domo Domini metuendarum, to prevent danger.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the guard chamber: 2Ch 12:11
Reciprocal: Neh 3:16 – the house Isa 22:8 – the armour
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 14:28. When the king went to the house of the Lord It appears from this, that he had not quite forsaken the worship or God; but still, at least occasionally, attended at the temple: or, if he had forsaken it, the chastisement he had received by the instrumentality of the king of Egypt had done him some good, and brought him back to that worship.