1 Kings 14:26 “He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal pala…”

1 Kings 14:26

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

and he took away the treasures of the LORD’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made.

American Standard Version

and he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And tooke the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the Kings house, and tooke away all: also he caried away all the shields of golde which Salomon had made.

Darby Translation

And he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all; and he took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made.

Young's Literal Translation

and he taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole he hath taken; and he taketh all the shields of gold that Solomon made.

Bible in Basic English

And took away all the stored wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the king's house, and all the gold body-covers which Solomon had made.

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Cross references

“he took away”

1 Kings 15:18 1 Kings 7:51 2 Kings 24:13 2 Chronicles 12:9–11 Psalm 39:6 Psalm 89:35–45

1 Kings 15:18 · BSB

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 so…

1 Kings 7:51 · BSB

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 th…

2 Kings 24:13 · BSB

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…

2 Chronicles 12:9–11 · BSB

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.

Psalm 39:6 · BSB

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Psalm 89:35–45 · BSB

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

“the shields of gold”

Proverbs 23:5 1 Kings 10:16 1 Kings 10:17 2 Chronicles 9:15 2 Chronicles 9:16 Ecclesiastes 2:18

Proverbs 23:5 · BSB

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

1 Kings 10:16 · BSB

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

1 Kings 10:17 · BSB

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 9:15 · BSB

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

2 Chronicles 9:16 · BSB

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 · BSB

I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

27Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

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