2 Chronicles 12:9
in 2 Chronicles 12So 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 12
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSo Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,.... The Vulgate Latin version is,"departed from Jerusalem,''as he did, having taken it, and spoiled it of its riches, and settled a yearly tax on the inhabitants of the land; of this, and the two following verses; see Gill on 1Ki 14:26. 1Ki 14:27. 1Ki 14:28.
This site's exposition
the shields of gold which Solomon had made
on 2 Chronicles 12:9-11
Shishak takes the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, he took all, including the shields of gold which Solomon had made, the very targets and shields 2 Chr 9:15-16 records Solomon beating out of pure gold in the years when silver was not any thing accounted of. Rehoboam replaces them with shields of brass carried by the guard for the king's temple appearances, the same substitution 1 Kings 14:27-28 already records. Gold that once measured Solomon's glory is spent by Shishak and answered in brass, a decline the text states in objects rather than in verdicts.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This was what he came for. David and Solomon, who walked in the way of God, filled the treasuries, one by war and the other by merchandise; but Rehoboam, who forsook the law of God, emptied them.
Note, Those that acknowledge God righteous in afflicting them shall find him gracious. Those that humble themselves before him shall find favour with him. So ready is the God of mercy to take the first occasion to show mercy.
The story of Rehoboam's reign is here concluded, much as the story of the other reigns concludes. Two things especially are observable here:-- 1. That he was at length pretty well fixed in his kingdom,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Took away the treasures - Such a booty as never had before, nor has since, come into the hand of man. The shields of gold - These shields were the mark of the king’s body-guard: it was in imitation of this Eastern magnificence that Alexander constituted his Argyraspides, adorned with the spoils taken from Darius. See Quintus Curtius, lib. viii., c. 5, et alibi.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֨עַל | vaiyaal | and he came up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| שִׁישַׁ֥ק | shishak | Shishak | H7895 → | 7 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרַיִם֮ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֞ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹצְר֣וֹת | ʾotzerot | [the] treasures of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹֽצְרוֹת֙ | ʾotzerot | [the] treasures of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֹּ֖ל | hakol | <the> everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לָקָ֑ח | lakach | he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| וַיִּקַּח֙ | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מָגִנֵּ֣י | maginei | [the] shields of | H4043 → | 63 times |
| הַזָּהָ֔ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ה | ʾasah | he had made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
וַיַּ֨עַלand he came up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
שִׁישַׁ֥קShishak
shishakH7895 →7 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
מִצְרַיִם֮Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֹצְר֣וֹת[the] treasures of
ʾotzerotH214 →79 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֹֽצְרוֹת֙[the] treasures of
ʾotzerotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֹּ֖ל<the> everything
hakolH3605 →5413 times
לָקָ֑חhe took
lakachH3947 →966 times
וַיִּקַּח֙and he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מָגִנֵּ֣י[the] shields of
magineiH4043 →63 times
הַזָּהָ֔ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֖הhe had made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 15:18So 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…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:26
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.
- 2 Kings 12:18
So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries…
- 1 Kings 11:23–24
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
- 1 Kings 15:15
And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.
- Genesis 14:15
During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
- 1 Kings 14:26
Through
2 Kings 16:8Ahaz 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.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 12:17–18
At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 16:2
So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was…
- Isaiah 7:17
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
- 2 Kings 12:17–18
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
