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25 (A) After Rehoboam had been king for four years, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 26 (B) He took everything of value from the temple and the palace, including Solomon's gold shields.

27 Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe.

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25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked(A) Jerusalem. 26 He carried off the treasures of the temple(B) of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields(C) Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(D)

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