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So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king`s house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
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Mercy in Judgment
Charles Spurgeon highlights that even in this severe punishment, God showed restraint. Shishak took treasures from the temple and palace but did not plunder the common people. This demonstrates that when God disciplines His children, it is always measured and merciful, never the full force of His wrath.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. —The narrative is resumed after the parenthesis relating to Shemaiah …
Baptist
He carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Vulgate Latin version is, ``departed from Jerusalem,'' …
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Presbyterian
When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…
