1 Kings 12:22

Literal Standard Version

And the word of God is to Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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

New English Translation
But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

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

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

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, God told Shemaiah the prophet

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

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

Easy-to-Read Version
But God spoke to a prophet named Shemaiah. He said,

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

Good News Translation
But God told the prophet Shemaiah

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

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

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

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

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of God came vnto Semaia the man of God, saying:

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

King James Version (1611)
But the word of God came vnto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

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

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

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the word of God was made to Semeia, the man of God, and seide,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE MESSAGE
At this time the word of God came to Shemaiah, a man of God: "Tell this to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, along with everyone in Judah and Benjamin and anyone else who is around: 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 God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹⁶And all Israel sees that the king has not listened to them, and the people send the king back word, saying, "What portion do we have in David? Indeed, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; [return] to your tents, O Israel; now see your house, O David!" And Israel goes to its tents. ¹⁷As for the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah—Rehoboam reigns over them. ¹⁸And King Rehoboam sends Adoram who [is] over the tribute, and all Israel casts stones at him, and he dies; and King Rehoboam has strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem; ¹⁹and Israel transgresses against the house of David to this day. ²⁰And it comes to pass, at all Israel hearing that Jeroboam has returned, that they send and call him to the congregation, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none has been after the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. ²¹And Rehoboam comes to Jerusalem, and assembles all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. ²²And the word of God is to Shemaiah a man of God, saying,²³"Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying, ²⁴Thus said YHWH: You do not go up nor fight with your brothers the sons of Israel; let each return to his house, for this thing has been from Me"; and they hear the word of YHWH, and turn back to go according to the word of YHWH.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 33:1, 2 Kings 4:16, 2 Kings 4:22, 2 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 4:27, 1 Timothy 6:11

Shemaiah: 2 Chronicles 11:2, 2 Chronicles 12:5, 2 Chronicles 12:7

the man: 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:4, 1 Kings 13:5, 1 Kings 13:11, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:24

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 12:15 - Shemaiah Jeremiah 35:4 - a man

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,.... A prophet in those days, see 2 Chronicles 12:15 and the word that came to him, as in the Targum, is called the word of prophecy:

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shemaiah was the chief prophet in Judah during the reign of Rehoboam, as Ahijah was in Israel. See the marginal references.