He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages too, and returned to Samaria.
Parallel translations
- WEB He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God’s house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
- KJV And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
- BSB He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
- NKJV And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
- NLT He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-edom. He also seized the treasures of the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.
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Quick answer
Joash plundered the temple and palace treasures and took hostages back to Samaria. Judah's idolatry and pride cost it its sacred wealth and security.
Overview
The gold, silver, and temple vessels, along with hostages, were carried off to the northern kingdom. The looting of God's house signaled the depth of Judah's humiliation under judgment. The loss of temple treasures echoes earlier consequences of unfaithfulness and underscores the high cost of forsaking the LORD.
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- 1 Chr 26:15To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
- 2 Kgs 14:14He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
- 2 Chr 12:9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
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