2 Kings 11:10

David’s spears and shields. The old spears and shields of David were probably by this time regarded as sacred relics and were no longer in use by the guard. It is implied that the members of the guard who were to be in the Temple that day to keep watch over the new king, had come to the Temple unarmed. This was to allay suspicion. If the revolution was planned for the Sabbath (see on v. 5), it may be that the men had been told by their officers to be present at the Temple that Sabbath for some special purpose of worship; and if they were observers of the Sabbath, this would create no suspicion. If, however, they had been told to come to the Temple with their arms, on their day off, the secret would immediately have been out and the plot foiled.