Joel 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

Because ye have taken my silver and my gold - i:e., the gold and silver of my people. The Philistines and Arabians had carried off all the treasures of King Jehoram's house (2 Chronicles 21:16-17). Compare also 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 12:18, for the spoiling of the treasures of the temple and the king's palace (first Asa's palace; then Jehoash's palace) in Judah by Syria.

And have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things. It was customary among the pagan to hang up in the idol temples some of the spoils of war as presents to their gods.

Joel 3:5

5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: