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and he took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, 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.
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Sin's Costly Consequences
Matthew Henry's commentary draws a direct line from Israel's sin to this national disaster. The plundering of the temple and palace treasures demonstrates how sin exposes, impoverishes, and weakens any people. This event shows that external religious splendor is meaningless without the inner sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The circumstances of Shishak’s invasion, described here very briefly, are given more fully by the author of Chronicles. It is still a question whet…
19th Century
Anglican
He even took away all. —There is a touch of pathos in the description of the utter spoil of the treasures in which Solomon and Isr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord Which perhaps Jeroboam had informed him of, and for the sake…
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Nothing good is said here of Rehoboam, and much is said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The prevalence of the worst crimes, those of the worst…
