2 Chronicles 11:2

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.

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:

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, the Lord had told Shemaiah the prophet

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,

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

Contextual Overview

¹ When Rehoboam got back to Jerusalem he called up the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of their best soldiers, to go to war against Israel and recover the kingdom. ²At 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. ⁵Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem but built up a defense system for Judah all around: in Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron—a line of defense protecting Judah and Benjamin. He beefed up the fortifications, appointed commanders, and put in supplies of food, olive oil, and wine. He installed arms—large shields and spears—in all the forts, making them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were secure for the time.

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 14:1
Then this: Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim went off to war to fight Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar.

Isaiah 11:11
Also on that day, the Master for the second time will reach out to bring back what's left of his scattered people. He'll bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Sinar, Hamath, and the ocean islands.

Zechariah 5:11
He said, "East to the land of Shinar. They will build a garage to house it. When it's finished, the basket will be stored there."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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