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.
So Shishak, the king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem and took away all the treasures from the Lord's temple and from the king's palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
This verse describes how Egypt's king invaded Jerusalem and stripped away all the valuable treasures from both God's temple and the royal palace as consequences for the nation's unfaithfulness.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son and king of Judah, the nation had turned away from God's commandments, leading to His judgment as a consequence of their unfaithfulness. Shishak, the Egyptian pharaoh (likely Shoshenq I), invaded Jerusalem around 926 BC, seizing treasures from the Temple and the royal palace as a historical event recorded to illustrate the fallout of spiritual rebellion. This narrative fits into the broader biblical account of Israel's divided kingdom, emphasizing how disobedience invites external threats.
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