2 Chronicles 12:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus wete Sisack the kynge of Egipte vp to Ierusalem, & toke the treasures in the house of the LORDE, & the treasures in the kynges house, and caried all awaye, and toke the shyldes of golde that Salomon caused to make:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem, and tooke the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the Kings house he tooke euen all, and hee caried away the shields of golde, which Salomon had made.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so Sesac king of Egypt came to Hierusalem, & toke away the treasures of the house of the Lorde, and the treasures of the kinges house, he toke euen all: and he carryed away the shieldes of golde which Solomon made.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king's house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took away all the stored wealth of the house of the Lord and the king's house: he took everything away, and with the rest the gold body-covers which Solomon had made.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king's house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 10:16-17 : 16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield contained six hundred shekels of gold. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
  • 2 Chr 9:15-16 : 15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield needed six hundred shekels of hammered gold. 16 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels of gold in each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
  • Lam 1:10 : 10 The enemy has laid hands on all her treasures; she saw nations enter her sanctuary—those you had forbidden to enter your assembly.
  • 1 Kgs 14:25-28 : 25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 26 He carried off the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. 27 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them, and he handed them over to the commanders of the guards who were stationed at the entrance to the royal palace. 28 Whenever the king went to the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and afterward, they would return them to the guardroom.
  • 1 Kgs 15:18 : 18 Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and placed them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, with this message:
  • 2 Kgs 16:8 : 8 Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and the treasuries of the royal palace and sent them as a gift to the king of Assyria.
  • 2 Kgs 18:15-16 : 15 So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house. 16 At that time, Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 14:25-28
    4 verses
    92%

    25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

    26He carried off the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.

    27Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them, and he handed them over to the commanders of the guards who were stationed at the entrance to the royal palace.

    28Whenever the king went to the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and afterward, they would return them to the guardroom.

  • 2 Chr 12:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and entrusted them to the officers of the guards who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

    11Whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and then they would return them to the guardroom.

  • 2 Chr 12:2
    78%

    2In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 24:13
    77%

    13He carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut into pieces all the gold objects that Solomon, king of Israel, had made for the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had declared.

  • 2 Chr 9:12-17
    6 verses
    76%

    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

    13The weight of the gold that came to Solomon annually was six hundred sixty-six talents,

    14not counting what the merchants and traders brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

    15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield needed six hundred shekels of hammered gold.

    16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels of gold in each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

    17The king made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • 2 Sam 8:7
    75%

    7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 18:7
    75%

    7David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 12:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and advanced as far as Jerusalem.

    5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who had gathered in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, "This is what the LORD says: 'You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon you to Shishak.'"

  • 1 Kgs 10:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield contained six hundred shekels of gold.

    17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    73%

    18At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 25:24
    73%

    24He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the treasures of the royal palace and the hostages, and then he returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 14:14
    72%

    14He took all the gold and silver, all the articles found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, as well as hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 25:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14They took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.

    15The captain of the guard also took the firepans and the sprinkling bowls—everything that was made of gold and silver.

    16The weight of the two pillars, the bronze sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, could not be weighed because of their immense weight.

  • 2 Chr 36:18
    72%

    18He carried away all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the LORD’s house, as well as the treasures of the king and of his officials. He brought them all to Babylon.

  • 2 Chr 12:8
    71%

    8However, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands."

  • 2 Chr 36:7
    71%

    7Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and placed them in his temple in Babylon.

  • 2 Kgs 18:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.

    16At that time, Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that he had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.

  • Jer 52:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19The captain of the guard took away the basins, firepans, bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes, and drink-offering vessels—everything made of pure gold and pure silver.

    20The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    70%

    40Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

  • 2 Kgs 22:9
    70%

    9Shaphan the scribe then went to the king and reported to him, saying, “Your servants have removed the silver that was found in the house and have handed it over to those who oversee the work on the house of the LORD.”

  • 1 Kgs 7:48
    69%

    48Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,

  • 2 Chr 9:20
    69%

    20All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.

  • 2 Chr 5:1
    69%

    1So all the work that Solomon did for the temple of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the holy items dedicated by his father David— the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 15:18
    69%

    18Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and placed them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, with this message:

  • 2 Kgs 12:10
    69%

    10Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the threshold deposited into it all the money brought to the temple of the LORD.

  • Joel 3:5
    69%

    5For you took my silver and my gold and carried my precious treasures into your temples.

  • 1 Kgs 7:51
    68%

    51So all the work King Solomon did for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

  • Isa 39:2
    68%

    2Hezekiah was pleased with them, and he showed them everything in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all his armory, and everything in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in his entire kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

  • Dan 1:2
    68%

    2The Lord delivered Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with some of the vessels from the house of God, into his hand. He brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21
    68%

    21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

  • 2 Chr 23:9
    68%

    9Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds the spears, large shields, and small shields that had belonged to King David and were kept in the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 12:28
    68%

    28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    68%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 32:27
    68%

    27Hezekiah had great wealth and honor. He made treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable possessions.

  • 2 Chr 1:17
    67%

    17A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.