1 Kings 14:26

“And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, etc.] Which perhaps Jeroboam had informed him of, and for the sake of which he came, as well as to make a diversion in favour of Jeroboam, who had contracted an intimacy with him when in Egypt; and who might have no regard for Rehoboam, who was not a son of Pharaoh’s daughter, and so no relation to him: these were the treasures which David had left to his son Solomon, and had dedicated for the temple, even gold, silver, and vessels, which he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord, and perhaps added to them, (<110751>1 Kings 7:51), and the treasures of the king’s house; the riches, gold, silver, and jewels, whatever of worth…”

“The circumstances of Shishak’s invasion, related here with extreme brevity, are given with some fulness by the author of Chronicles (marginal reference). It is still a question whether the submission of the Jewish king is or is not expressly recorded in the Karnak inscription. Midway in the list of cities and tribes occurs the entry “YUDeH-MALK” which it has been proposed to translate “Judah, king.” Others regard it as the name of a Palestinian town not otherwise known to us. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He took - First the city: which may seem strange, considering the great strength of it, and how much time it took Nebuchadnezzar and Titus to take it. But, first, it might cost Shishak also a long siege though that be not here related. Secondly, it is probable David and Solomon in their building and altering the city, had more respect to state and magnificence than to its defence, as having no great cause to fear the invasion of any enemies. And it is certain, that after the division between Judah and Israel, the kings of Judah added very much to the fortifications of it. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:27”

“14:26-28 When Rehoboam replaced Solomon’s gold shields with bronze shields, it reflected the declining spiritual value of Rehoboam’s kingdom. The complete destruction of Judah and Jerusalem was avoided only when Rehoboam repented in response to the Lord’s word through the prophet Shemaiah (2 Chr 12:5-6, 12).”

“he took away: Kg1 7:51, Kg1 15:18; Kg2 24:13; Ch2 12:9-11; Psa 39:6, Psa 89:35-45 the shields of gold: Kg1 10:16, Kg1 10:17; Ch2 9:15, Ch2 9:16; Pro 23:5; Ecc 2:18, Ecc 2:19 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:27”