2 Chronicles 11:2

Contemporary English Version

Meanwhile, the Lord had told Shemaiah the prophet

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God:

Hebrew Names Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemayah the man of God, saying,

King James Version
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

English Standard Version
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:

New Century Version
But the Lord spoke his word to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

New English Translation
But the Lord told Shemaiah the prophet,

Amplified Bible
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New American Standard Bible
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

World English Bible
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the worde of the Lorde came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

Complete Jewish Bible
But this word of Adonai came to Sh'ma‘yah the man of God:

Darby Translation
But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
But the Lord spoke to a man of God named Shemaiah. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying,

Good News Translation
But the Lord told the prophet Shemaiah

Lexham English Bible
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye worde of the LORDE came to Semaia the man of God, and sayde:

American Standard Version
But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Bible in Basic English
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came to Semiahu the man of God, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

King James Version (1611)
But the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,

English Revised Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to Semeye, the man of God,

Update Bible Version
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New King James Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New Living Translation
But the Lord said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

New Life Bible
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New Revised Standard
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh, unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:

Revised Standard Version
But the word of the LORD came to Shemai'ah the man of God:

Young's Literal Translation
And a word of Jehovah is unto Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

THE MESSAGE
At the same time the word of God came to Shemaiah, a holy man, "Tell this to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, along with all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin, This is God 's word: Don't march out; don't fight against your brothers the Israelites. Go back home, every last one of you; I'm in charge here." And they did it; they did what God said and went home.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹ After Rehoboam returned to Jerusalem, he decided to attack Israel and regain control of the whole country. So he called together one hundred eighty thousand soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. ² Meanwhile, the Lord had told Shemaiah the prophet ³ to tell Rehoboam and everyone from Judah and Benjamin, ⁴ "The Lord warns you not to go to war against the people from the northern tribes—they are your relatives. Go home! The Lord is the one who made these things happen." Rehoboam and his army obeyed the Lord 's message and did not attack Jeroboam and his troops. ⁵ Rehoboam ruled from Jerusalem, and he had several cities in Judah turned into fortresses so he could use them to defend his country. These cities included ⁶ Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, ⁷ Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam, ⁸ Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, ⁹ Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, ¹⁰ Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. After he had fortified these cities in the territories of Judah and Benjamin,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to Shemaiah: 2 Chronicles 12:5, 2 Chronicles 12:7, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 1 Kings 12:22-24

the man: 2 Chronicles 8:14, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Timothy 6:11

Reciprocal: John 10:35 - unto

Cross-References

Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself, and as he started toward the east, he and Abram separated.

Genesis 14:1
About this time, King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim

Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.

Daniel 1:2
The Lord let Nebuchadnezzar capture Jehoiakim and take away some of the things used in God's temple. And when the king returned to Babylonia, he put these things in the temple of his own god.

Zechariah 5:11
"To Babylonia," he answered, "where they will build a house for the basket and set it down inside."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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