2 Chronicles 12:9

Translations

Modern

So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Traditional

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Literal

And Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and he took away the treasures of the house of YHWH and the treasures of the house of the king. He took everything, and he took the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Latin

Recessit itaque Sesac rex Ægypti ab Jerusalem, sublatis thesauris domus Domini et domus regis: omniaque secum tulit, et clypeos aureos quos fecerat Salomon:

Original

Hebrew

English

So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Notes

2 Chronicles 12:9–11

Rehoboam faced punishment for his disobedience through the looting of the royal treasuries and the temple. The guard used to carry gold shields when accompanying the king from the palace to the temple. The royal processions lost much of their splendor when they replaced the gold shields with bronze ones (compare 2 Chronicles 9:15–16). These bronze shields were safely stored in the large armory Solomon had built (2 Chronicles 8:6).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam God’s Plan to Restore Jerusalem

Related verses

2 Chronicles 9:15–16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
1 Kings 10:16–17
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
2 Kings 16:8
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
1 Kings 14:25–28
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
2 Kings 18:15–16
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
Lamentations 1:10
The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.
1 Kings 15:18
So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

Parallels

1 Kings 14:25–28

People

Shishak: Egyptian Pharaoh who invaded Judah during Rehoboam's reign Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Aijalon Chronicles, Books of First and Second Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Genealogy Inscriptions Jehoram Minerals and Metals Put (Place) Shishak

Topics

Egyptians: Invade the Land of Israel: Under Shishak God: Preserver: To the Kingdom of Judah: in Delivering from Egypt Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Shishak, King of Egypt Palaces of Kings: Contained Treasures of the King Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered Repentance: Rehoboam, when his Kingdom Was Invaded, and Jerusalem Was Besieged Shishak: Plunders Jerusalem War: God Uses, As a Judgment

2 Chronicles 12:9

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