And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Parallel translations
- WEB and he took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made.
- BSB He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- NKJV And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made.
- NASB And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he took everything; he even took all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
- NLT He ransacked the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.
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Quick answer
Shishak plunders the treasures of the temple and palace, including Solomon's gold shields. The glory of Solomon's kingdom is stripped away.
Overview
The loss of the temple treasures and gold shields marks the decline from Solomon's splendor due to sin. What had been gathered in faithfulness is carried off in a season of unfaithfulness. The verse vividly portrays how disobedience squanders God's blessings.
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Cross-references · 10
- 1 Kgs 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
- 2 Chr 9:15–16And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
- Ps 39:6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- 2 Chr 12:9–11So 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.
- 2 Kgs 24:13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
- Eccl 2:18–19Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
- Prov 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
- 1 Kgs 7:51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 10:16–17And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
- Ps 89:35–45Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
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