2 Chronicles 12:9

2 Chronicles 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he carried off the treasures of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:9

7And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them, but I will grant them a little deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. And 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 away all; and he took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made. 10And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house. 11And it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers came and fetched them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers.

2 Chronicles 12:9 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַל שִׁישַׁ֥ק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם֮ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־אֹצְר֣וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וְאֶת־אֹֽצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל לָקָ֑ח וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־מָגִנֵּ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Shishakשִׁישַׁקshîyshaq shûshaq · ShishakH7895
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:9

• 1 Kings 14:25And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
• 1 Kings 15:18And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,
• 2 Kings 16:8And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it [as] a present to the king of Assyria.
• 2 Kings 18:15And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.
• Lamentations 1:10The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her precious things; for she hath seen the nations enter into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
• 2 Chronicles 9:15And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold to one target;
• 1 Kings 10:16And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Took 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Rehoboam faced punishment for his disobedience through the looting of the royal treasuries and the temple. The guard used to carry gold shields when accompanying the king from the palace to the temple. The royal processions lost much of their splendor when they replaced the gold shields with bronze ones (compare 2 Chronicles 9:15–16). These bronze shields were safely stored in the large armory Solomon had built (2 Chronicles 8:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. So Shishak ... came up against Jerusalem--After the parenthetical clause (2Ch 12:5-8) describing the feelings and state of the beleaguered court, the historian resumes his narrative of the attack upon Jerusalem, and the consequent pillage both of the temple and the palace. he took all--that is, everything valuable he found. The cost of the targets and shields has been estimated at about £239,000 [Napier, Ancient Workers in Metal]. the shields of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:9

• Egyptians
• Jerusalem
• Rehoboam
• Repentance
• Shishak
• War

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• Egypt
• Jerusalem
• Solomon
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Rehoboam
• Abijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Shishak
• Temple

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings