1 Kings 12:22

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.

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:

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁶When all Israel realized that the king hadn't listened to a word they'd said, they stood up to him and said, Get lost, David! We've had it with you, son of Jesse! Let's get out of here, Israel, and fast! From now on, David, mind your own business. And with that, they left. But Rehoboam continued to rule those who lived in the towns of Judah. ¹⁸When King Rehoboam next sent out Adoniram, head of the workforce, the Israelites ganged up on him, pelted him with stones, and killed him. King Rehoboam jumped in his chariot and fled to Jerusalem as fast as he could. Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic regime ever since. ²⁰ When the word was out that Jeroboam was back and available, the assembled people invited him and inaugurated him king over all Israel. The only tribe left to the Davidic dynasty was Judah. ²¹ When Rehoboam got back to Jerusalem, he called up the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a 180,000 of their best soldiers, to go to war against Israel and recover the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon. ²²At 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.

Bible Verse Review
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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.