"So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasu…" — 2 Chronicles 12:9

2 Chronicles 12:9 · KJV

“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.”

— 2 Chronicles 12:9

Verse 8

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Verse 10

Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed {them} to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

2 Chronicles 12 — Context

And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; {therefore} I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. {some: or, a little while}

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

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.

Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed {them} to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:16-17

And king Solomon made two hundred targets {of} beaten gold: six hundred {shekels} of gold went to one target.

2 Chronicles 9:15-16

And king Solomon made two hundred targets {of} beaten gold: six hundred {shekels} of beaten gold went to one target.

2 Kings 16:8

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.

1 Kings 14:25-28

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, {that} Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

2 Kings 18:15-16

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.

1 Kings 15:18

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,

Lamentations 1:10

The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen {that} the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command {that} they should not enter into thy congregation. {pleasant: or, desirable}