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Shishak Takes from Yahweh’s House

(A)So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the treasures of the king’s house. He took everything; (B)he even took the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 10 Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the hand of the commanders of the [a]guard who kept the door of the king’s house. 11 Now it happened that as often as the king entered the house of Yahweh, the [b]guards would come and carry them and then bring them back into the [c]guards’ room.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 12:10 Lit runners
  2. 2 Chronicles 12:11 Lit runners
  3. 2 Chronicles 12:11 Lit runners

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(A) Solomon had made. 10 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. 11 Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards went with him, bearing the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

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