1 Kings 14:26

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Literal

And he took away the treasures of the house of YHWH, and the treasures of the house of the king. And he took the entirety, and he took all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Latin

…et tulit thesauros domus Domini, et thesauros regios, et universa diripuit: scuta quoque aurea, quæ fecerat Salomon:

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English

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

Notes

1 Kings 14:26–28

When Rehoboam replaced Solomon's gold shields with bronze ones, it showed the kingdom's declining spiritual state. Judah and Jerusalem avoided complete destruction only after Rehoboam repented in response to the Lord's message through the prophet Shemaiah (2 Chronicles 12:5–6, 12).

1 Kings 14:21–31

Between the start and end details of Rehoboam’s rule (1 Kings 14:21, 29–31), the account highlights the declining spiritual state of God’s people in Judah (1 Kings 14:22–24) and an invasion by Egypt (1 Kings 14:25–28).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Rehoboam

Related verses

1 Kings 15:18
So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
2 Chronicles 9:15–16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
2 Kings 24:13
As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 2:18–19
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Psalm 89:35–45
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
1 Kings 7:51
So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 10:16–17
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
2 Chronicles 12:9–11
So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Psalm 39:6
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 12:1–12

People

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Glossary

Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Egypt, Egyptian Inscriptions Kings, Books of First and Second Minerals and Metals Naamah (Person) Pharaoh

Topics

Egypt: The Armies of Besieged and Plundered Jerusalem in Rehoboam's Time Egyptians: Invade the Land of Israel: Under Shishak Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Plundered by Shishak Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Shishak, King of Egypt Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Rehoboam (Latter Part of his Reign) Military Arms: Defensive: Shield Prophecies Concerning Israel: Other Circumstances of his Reign Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered Shishak: Plunders Jerusalem Temple: Solomon's: Pillaged by Shishak

1 Kings 14:26

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