and carried off to Babylon all the treasures in the Temple and the palace. As the LORD had foretold, Nebuchadnezzar broke up all the gold utensils which King Solomon had made for use in the Temple.

They took away everything that was made of gold or silver, including the small bowls and the pans used for carrying live coals.

When King Solomon finished all the work on the Temple, he placed in the Temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to the LORD ---the silver, gold, and other articles.

He took away all the treasures in the Temple and in the palace, including the gold shields Solomon had made.

So King Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the Temple and the palace, and sent it by some of his officials to Damascus, to King Benhadad of Syria, the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion, with this message:

I will make a bargain with you in the name of the emperor. I will give you two thousand horses if you can find that many men to ride them!