Shishak of Egypt plunders Jerusalem
1 Kings 14:25–28; 2 Chronicles 12:1–12
In Rehoboam's fifth year, Pharaoh Shishak invaded Judah and carried off the treasures of the temple and palace, including Solomon's gold shields.
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 12:9 (World English Bible)
Chronicles says the invasion came because Rehoboam and the people had abandoned God's law. When they humbled themselves, God spared Jerusalem from destruction, but Rehoboam had to replace the gold shields with bronze ones.
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Ancient witnesses outside the Bible
Historical sources, not Scripture.
- Antiquities 8.10.2–3 — Josephus says Herodotus tells of this campaign under another king’s name
Dating notes
Rehoboam's fifth year (1 Kings 14:25), 971 BC in Ussher. Shishak is usually identified with Pharaoh Sheshonq I, whose victory list at Karnak names towns in Israel and Judah; conventional dates put that campaign about 925 BC.