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Joel 3:5

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Joel 3:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
Joel 3:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Joel 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land,
3and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
4Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.
5Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
6and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;
7behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;
8and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, etc.] Which is all the Lord’s, (<370208>Haggai 2:8); or which he had bestowed upon his people, and they had taken from them: and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things; either the rich furniture of the houses of his people, which they carried into their own houses, or “palaces” F77, as it may be rendered; having either taken them away themselves, or bought them of others that had taken them: or else the rich vessels of the temple; as these were carried away by the Chaldeans, and put into their idol temples, (<270102>Daniel 1:2); so afterward they were taken by the Romans, and put into the temples of their gods: whether any of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“my silver . . . my gold--that is, the gold and silver of My people. The Philistines and Arabians had carried off all the treasures of King Jehoram's house (Ch2 21:16-17). Compare also Kg1 15:18; Kg2 12:18; Kg2 14:14, for the spoiling of the treasures of the temple and the king's palace in Judah by Syria. It was customary among the heathen to hang up in the idol temples some of the spoils of war as presents to their gods.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ye have taken My silver and My gold - Not the silver and gold of the temple, (as some have thought.) At least, up to the prophet’s time, they had not done this. For the inroad of the Philistines in the reign of Jehoram was, apparently, a mere marauding expedition, in which they killed and plundered, but are not said to have besieged or taken any city, much less Jerusalem. God calls “the silver and gold” which He, through His Providence, had bestowed on Judah, “My” gold and silver; as He said by Hosea Hosea 2:8. “She knew not that I multiplied her silver and gold, whereof she made Baal;” and by Haggai, “The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, saith the Lord of Hosts” Haggai 2:8. For they…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Taken - Either as part of the spoil, or as part of your pay. My silver - Silver and gold vessels dedicated to my service. Joel 3:6”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“ye: Kg2 12:18, Kg2 16:8, Kg2 18:15, Kg2 18:16, Kg2 24:13, Kg2 25:13-17; Jer 50:28, Jer 51:11; Dan 5:2, Dan 5:3 into: Sa1 5:2-5 pleasant: Heb. desirable, Dan 11:38 Joel 3:6”
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