2 Chronicles 12:9

12:9 King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

2 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 18:15-16

18:15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ¹  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?” 18:16 Micaiah ²  replied, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

Proverbs 20:25

20:25 It is a snare ³  for a person ⁴  to rashly cry, ⁵  “Holy!”

and only afterward to consider ⁶  what he has vowed. ⁷ 

[18:15]  ¹ tn Or “swear an oath by.”

[18:16]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:25]  ³ sn It would be a “snare” because it would lead people into financial difficulties; Leviticus 27 talks about foolish or rash vows.

[20:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “a man.”

[20:25]  ⁵ tn The verb is from לוּע (lu’) or לָעַע (la’a’); it means “to talk wildly” (not to be confused with the homonym “to swallow”). It occurs here and in Job 6:3.

[20:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “reflect on.” The person is to consider the vows before making them, to ensure that they can be fulfilled. Too many people make their vow or promise without thinking, and then later worry about how they will fulfill their vows.

[20:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “the vows” (so NASB); CEV “promises.”