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2Ch 12:9 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Shishak		1Ki 14:25,26
took away		1Ki 15:18; 2Ki 16:8; 2Ki 18:15,16; Lam 1:10
the shields		2Ch 9:15,16; 1Ki 10:16,17

Correlating Passages

Shishak

	1Ki 14:25	And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
	1Ki 14:26	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.

took away

	1Ki 15:18	Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
	2Ki 16:8	And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.
	2Ki 18:15	And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
	2Ki 18:16	At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the LORD, and [from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
	Lam 1:10	The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen [that] the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command [that] they should not enter into thy congregation.

the shields

	2Ch 9:15	And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.
	2Ch 9:16	And three hundred shields [made he of] beaten gold: three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
	1Ki 10:16	And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
	1Ki 10:17	And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 12:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Ch/12/9.html>.

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