Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 12:9-12 דברי הימים ב י״ב:ט׳-י״ב
Part of: Chapter 12
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וַיַּעַל שִׁישַׁק מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־אֹֽצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַכֹּל לָקָח וַיִּקַּח אֶת־מָגִנֵּי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
So Shishaq king of Miżrayim came up against Yerushalayim, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Shelomo had made.
So Shishaq king of Miżrayim came up against Yerushalayim, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Shelomo had made.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם תַּחְתֵּיהֶם מָגִנֵּי נְחֹשֶׁת וְהִפְקִיד עַל־יַד שָׂרֵי הָרָצִים הַשֹּׁמְרִים פֶּתַח בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Instead of which king Reĥav῾am made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the king’s house.
Instead of which king Reĥav῾am made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the king’s house.
Rashi
וַיְהִי מִדֵּי־בוֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּית יְהֹוָה בָּאוּ הָֽרָצִים וּנְשָׂאוּם וֶהֱשִׁבוּם אֶל־תָּא הָרָצִֽים׃
And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
וּבְהִכָּֽנְעוֹ שָׁב מִמֶּנּוּ אַף־יְהֹוָה וְלֹא לְהַשְׁחִית לְכָלָה וְגַם בִּֽיהוּדָה הָיָה דְּבָרִים טוֹבִֽים׃ {ס}
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so that he did not destroy him altogether: and also in Yehuda things went well.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so that he did not destroy him altogether: and also in Yehuda things went well.
Rashi
ובהכנעו שב ממנו חרון אף ה'. היה לו לומר למעלה מיד כשאמר ויעל שישק וגומר אלא שהפסיק בנתים לצורך ויעש תחתיהם מגיני נחשת:
And when he humbled himself, the Lord’s wrath returned from him He should have stated this above immediately when he said, “And Shishak... marched,” but he interrupted in between because he had to mention, “And...made instead of them shields of copper.”
והפקיד על יד שרי הרצים. לקח המגינים מבית יער הלבנון והפקידם לשרי הרצים ואח"כ השיבם אל תא הרצים, חדר הרצים, כלומר אל מקומם, ענין אחר מפי מורי לפי שהיה דואג ממלך מצרים וממלך ישראל היו נושאין אותן לפניו:
and he entrusted them in the hands of the chiefs of the runners He took them from the house of the forest of Lebanon and entrusted them to the chiefs of the runners and afterwards they returned them to the chamber of the runners The room of the runners, i.e., to their place. Another explanation I heard from my mentor is that because he was afraid of the king of Egypt and the king of Israel, they would carry them [the shields] before him.