2 Chronicles 12:9-10 WEB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 12:9-10

2 Chronicles 12:9-10. Shishak took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s house He plundered both the temple and the exchequer, the treasuries of both which Solomon had left full. David and Solomon, who walked in the ways of God, filled the treasuries, one by war, and the other by merchandise; but Rehoboam, who forsook these ways, emptied them. Respecting the taking away of the golden shields, and substituting brazen ones in their place, see notes on 1 Kings... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

10:1-36:23 THE KINGS OF JUDAHDivision and its consequences (10:1-13:22)The Chronicler records the division of the kingdom (10:1-11:4; see notes on 1 Kings 12:1-24), but omits the statement in 1 Kings 12:20 that Jeroboam was made king of the northern tribes. He does not even mention Jeroboam’s reign (1 Kings 12:25-14:20). He considers that because the northerners broke away from the dynasty of David and from the true worship of God, they had no right to be called a kingdom, and certainly not the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 12:9

against Jerusalem. See note on Judges 1:8 , and App-53 . had made. Compare 2 Chronicles 10:17 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 12:10

chief = princes. guard = runners. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:9

SHISHAK ROBS THE SACRED TREASURES OF ISRAEL"So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all away; he took away also the shields of gold that Solomon had made. And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captain of the guard, that kept the door of the king's house. And it was so, that as off as the king entered into the house of Jehovah,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:9

9. So Shishak . . . came up against Jerusalem—After the parenthetical clause ( :-) describing the feelings and state of the beleaguered court, the historian resumes his narrative of the attack upon Jerusalem, and the consequent pillage both of the temple and the palace. he took all—that is, everything valuable he found. The cost of the targets and shields has been estimated at about £239,000 [NAPIER, Ancient Workers in Metal]. the shields of gold—made by Solomon, were kept in the house of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

3. The invasion by Egypt ch. 12The writer pointed out clearly the connection between Shishak’s invasion and Rehoboam’s unfaithfulness (2 Chronicles 12:1-5; cf. Proverbs 3:12)."The passage makes use of terms that are characteristic of the Chronicler’s theology of divine retribution, namely, ’forsake’ or ’abandon’ (2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 12:5), ’be unfaithful’ (2 Chronicles 12:2), and ’humble oneself’ (2 Chronicles 12:6-7; 2 Chronicles 12:12). The Shishak incident provided a model of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:1-16

Reign of Rehoboam (concluded)This chapter is parallel to 1 Kings 14:21-31, but supplies additional particulars respecting Shishak’s army and the prophet Shemaiah.3. The Lubims, the Sukkiims] The Lubims were probably Libyans; the Sukkiims, who are not mentioned elsewhere, are called in LXX ’Troglodytes,’ i.e. ’cave-dwellers.’6. The princes of Israel] The term ’Israel’ is often applied in Chronicles to the people of Judah, as more nearly realising the ideal of the true Israel than the sister... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 12:9

(9) So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.—The narrative is resumed after the parenthesis relating to Shemaiah by repeating the statement of 2 Chronicles 12:2.And took away the treasures of the house of the Lord.—See 1 Kings 14:26, with which the rest of this verse is identical. read more