2 Chronicles 12:7-11
2 Chronicles 12:7
When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them; and I will grant them a little deliverance, and My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:8
But they will become his slaves, so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” Plunder Impoverishes Judah
2 Chronicles 12:9
So Shishak king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem, and he took the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the gold shields which Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 12:10
Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guards who guarded the entrance of the king’s house.
2 Chronicles 12:11
As often as the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards’ room.