The inscription does not reveal the source of this wealth, but archaeologist Alan Millard, in his book Treasures From Bible Times, suggests that “much of it was the gold which Shishak carried away from Solomon’s Temple and palace in Jerusalem.”
Umbhalo okroliweyo awuwutyhili umthombo wobu butyebi, kodwa umembi wezinto zakudala uAlan Millard, kwincwadi yakhe ethi Treasures From Bible Times, uthi “inkoliso yayo yayiyigolide uShishaki awayithabatha kwitempile kaSolomon nakwibhotwe elaliseYerusalem.”jw2019 jw2019