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.
He carried away all the treasures from the Lord's temple and from the king's palace, he took everything. He even took all the golden shields that Solomon had made.
The writer is describing how Egypt's king completely stripped Jerusalem of all its valuable treasures, including the beautiful golden shields Solomon had crafted.
📚 Historical Context
In the 10th century BC, after King Solomon's death, his son Rehoboam ascended to the throne of Judah, but the kingdom soon faced internal division and external threats. During Rehoboam's reign, the Egyptian pharaoh Shishak launched an invasion of Judah, which was seen as divine judgment for the people's idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. This event led to the looting of the Temple's treasures and the royal palace, symbolizing the vulnerability of a nation that had turned away from God's covenant.
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