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He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> So King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 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 the shields of gold that Solomon had made, <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had made. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Shishak king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem, and he took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the gold shields which Solomon had made. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king&#8217s palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the treasures of the king’s house. He took everything; he even took the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Shishak king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem; he took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house (palace). He took everything. He even took the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the LORD&#8217s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Shishak attacked Jerusalem and took all the valuable things from the temple and from the palace, including Solomon's gold shields. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures from the LORD's temple and the royal palace. He took them all. He took the gold shields Solomon had made. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> King Shishak came to Jerusalem and took the treasures from the Temple and from the palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that King Solomon had made. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> So King Shishak of Egypt invaded Jerusalem and looted the treasure stores in the LORD's Temple and in the royal palace. He took everything, including the golden shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/12.htm">NET Bible</a> King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the LORD's temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/12.htm">World English Bible</a> So 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Shishak king of Egypt comes up against Jerusalem, and takes the treasures of the house of YHWH and the treasures of the house of the king—he has taken the whole—and he takes the shields of gold that Solomon had made; <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made; <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Shishak king of Egypt will come up against Jerusalem, and will take the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king; he took the whole: and he will take the shields of gold that Solomon made.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Sesac king of Egypt departed from Jerusalem, taking away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and he took all with him, and the golden shields that Solomon had made, <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so Shishak, the king of Egypt, withdrew from Jerusalem, taking up the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the house of the king. And he took away everything with him, even the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Thereupon Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the house of the king. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So King Shishak of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 away; he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> So Susakim king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures that were in the house of the Lord, and the treasures that were in the king's house: he took all; and he took the golden shields which Solomon had made. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2877" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Egypt Plunders Jerusalem</a> 9<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">So King</a> <a href="/hebrew/7895.htm" title="7895: šî·šaq (N-proper-ms) -- An Egyptian king. Or Shuwshaq; of Egyptian derivation; Shishak, an Egyptian king.">Shishak</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">attacked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and seized</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">the treasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">palace.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qāḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">He took</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">including</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: mā·ḡin·nê (N-cpc) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">shields</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had made.</a> 10Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-26</a> In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / 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. <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a> Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. <a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16-17</a> King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">2 Chronicles 9:15-16</a> King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Jeremiah 52:17-23</a> Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">2 Kings 24:13</a> As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13-17</a> Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. ... <a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Daniel 1:2</a> And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-7.htm">2 Chronicles 36:7</a> Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">2 Chronicles 36:18-19</a> who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.shishak<a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25,26</a> And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: … took away<a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18</a> Then 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,<a href="/2_kings/16-8.htm">2 Kings 16:8</a> And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.<a href="/2_kings/18-15.htm">2 Kings 18:15,16</a> And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house… the shields<a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">2 Chronicles 9:15,16</a> And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target… <a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16,17</a> And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Shishak</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">Treasures</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-40.htm">Shishak</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Treasures</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 12</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, </a> 7. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">The reign and death of Rehoboam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His attack on Jerusalem occurred around 926 BC, during the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son. This event is significant as it marks the first time Jerusalem was invaded since the establishment of the united monarchy under David and Solomon. The attack is a fulfillment of the prophecy given by the prophet Shemaiah, who warned Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah that their abandonment of God's law would lead to their subjugation (<a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">2 Chronicles 12:5</a>). Shishak's campaign is also recorded in Egyptian records, notably on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak, which lists the cities he conquered.and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. The treasures of the house of the LORD refer to the wealth accumulated in the Temple built by Solomon, which was renowned for its opulence and splendor. The royal palace, similarly, was a symbol of the Davidic dynasty's prosperity and God's blessing. The loss of these treasures signifies a divine judgment on Judah for their unfaithfulness. This event serves as a reminder of the conditional nature of God's covenant with Israel, where blessings were contingent upon obedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>).He took everything, The phrase "He took everything" underscores the totality of the plunder. It indicates not only a physical loss but also a spiritual and moral defeat for Judah. The comprehensive nature of the plundering reflects the severity of God's judgment and the vulnerability of a nation that has turned away from Him. This act of taking everything can be seen as a reversal of the prosperity and peace that characterized Solomon's reign, highlighting the consequences of forsaking God's commandments.including the gold shields that Solomon had made. The gold shields were part of the extensive wealth and military splendor of Solomon's reign (<a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16-17</a>). They symbolized strength, protection, and divine favor. Their loss is particularly poignant, as it represents the stripping away of the glory and security that once defined the kingdom. The shields' removal can be seen as a type of Christ, who is our shield and protector (<a href="/psalms/3-3.htm">Psalm 3:3</a>). The absence of these shields foreshadows the need for a greater, more enduring protection found in Jesus Christ, who offers spiritual security and eternal salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/shishak,_king_of_egypt.htm">Shishak, King of Egypt</a> Shishak was the Pharaoh of Egypt who invaded Judah during the reign of Rehoboam. His attack was a significant event that demonstrated the vulnerability of Judah when it strayed from God's commandments. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, Jerusalem was the spiritual and political center of the kingdom. The attack on Jerusalem symbolized a direct challenge to the heart of God's chosen people. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> The son of Solomon and king of Judah, Rehoboam's reign was marked by a division of the kingdom and spiritual decline, which led to the invasion by Shishak. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> This refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was the center of worship for the Israelites. The plundering of its treasures was a significant loss and a sign of God's displeasure. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gold_shields.htm">The Gold Shields</a> These were ornate shields made by Solomon, symbolizing the wealth and splendor of his reign. Their loss represented the decline from Solomon's prosperous era to Rehoboam's troubled reign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Rehoboam's failure to follow God's commandments led to the loss of protection and blessings. This serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Earthly Wealth</a> The loss of the gold shields and treasures illustrates that material wealth is temporary and can be easily taken away. Our focus should be on eternal treasures. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_discipline.htm">God's Sovereignty in Discipline</a> The invasion by Shishak was allowed by God as a form of discipline for Judah's unfaithfulness. It reminds us that God uses circumstances to draw us back to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a> Rehoboam's failure as a leader had dire consequences for the nation. This underscores the need for leaders to seek God's wisdom and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 12</a> <a href="/q/is_shishak's_looting_of_jerusalem_verified.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 – Is there any extrabiblical record verifying the looting of Jerusalem’s treasures by Shishak? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_2_chronicles_24_4-14_repairs.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the narrative of temple repairs described in 2 Chronicles 24:4–14? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_temple_treasuries.htm">1 Chronicles 26:20–28: Why is there no historical or archaeological record of such vast temple treasuries despite the detailed inventory here? </a> <a href="/q/jehoiachin's_age_as_king__18_or_8.htm">How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.--The narrative is resumed after the parenthesis relating to Shemaiah by repeating the statement of <a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm" title="And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,">2Chronicles 12:2</a>.And took away the treasures of the house of the Lord.--See <a href="/1_kings/14-26.htm" title="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.">1Kings 14:26</a>, with which the rest of this verse is identical.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Words do not tell in this verse the "humbled service" of Rehoboam and the princes; but the position speaks, speaks volumes of itself. Where did Rehoboam hide himself, where would he not have been glad to hide himself, while the treasures of the house of the Lord, and those of his own house, were coolly taken by the foreign soldiery, none forbidding them, nor resisting, nor even making afraid? <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So King מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Shishak שִׁישַׁ֥ק (šî·šaq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7895.htm">Strong's 7895: </a> Shishak -- an Egyptian king of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֮ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa attacked וַיַּ֨עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and seized וַיִּקַּ֞ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the treasures אֹצְר֣וֹת (’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case of the royal הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king palace. בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house He took לָקָ֑ח (lā·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take everything, הַכֹּ֖ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every [including] וַיִּקַּח֙ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the gold הַזָּהָ֔ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky shields מָגִנֵּ֣י (mā·ḡin·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Solomon שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne had made. עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">2 Chronicles 12:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 12:9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>