25Now it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26He took away the treasures of the house of YHVH and the treasures of the king’s house, and he took everything, even taking all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 28Then it happened as often as the king entered the house of YHVH, that the guards would carry them and would bring them back into the guards’ room.
1 Kings 14:25-28
Shishak of Egypt Invades Judah
1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of YHVH. 2And it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to YHVH, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were without number: the Lubim, the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. 4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “Thus says YHVH, ‘You have forsaken Me, so I also have forsaken you to Shishak.’” 6So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “YHVH is righteous.”
7When YHVH saw that they humbled themselves, the word of YHVH came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak. 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.”
(Ramesses II) Plunder Impoverishes Judah
9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of YHVH and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made. 10Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the door of the king’s house. 11As often as the king entered the house of YHVH, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards’ room. 12And when he humbled himself, the anger of YHVH turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.
13So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned.
2 CHronicles 12:1-13a
The 18th year of Ramesses II reign as calculated by the New Chronology (Rohl) placing his accession in 943 BC.
Prior to the better known name of “Yerushalim” (Hebrew for Jerusalem) made up of the West Semitic word Yeru meaning “foundation” or “city” and the name of the early local deity – Shalem – giving us “Foundation” or “City (of the god) Shalem”.
The last 3 of the 28 lines of the Israel Stele translate to:
The princes are prostrate, saying, “Peace!”
Not one is raising his head among the Nine Bows.
Desolation is for Tehenu (Libya),
Hatti is pacified;
plundered is Pa-Canaan with every sort of woe:
carried off is Ashkelon;
seized upon is Gezer;
Yano’am is made non-existent.
Israel is laid waste – his seed is no more;
Hurru is become a widow because of Egypt.
All lands together are pacified. Everyone who was restless has been bound.