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Egyptian King Shishak attacks Jerusalem and removes Temple and palace treasures, including Solomon’s gold shields.
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1 Kings 14:25-26

Shishak takes the treasures

Judgment on Jeroboam and Rehoboam · 1 Kings 14

Story guide: Egyptian forces carry treasures and Solomon's gold shields out of Jerusalem; the passage gives no details of the soldiers' appearance or the city's look.

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

26He took the treasures of Yahweh’s temple and the treasures of the royal palace; he took everything. He also took all the gold shields Solomon had made.

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