# 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.

# 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: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# besides

"in addition"