2 Chronicles 11:3

2 Chronicles 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

Context of 2 Chronicles 11:3

1Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors to fight against [the ten tribes of] Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers (countrymen); return, every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” And they listened to and obeyed the words of the Lord and turned back from going against Jeroboam. 5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built [fortified] cities for defense in Judah.

2 Chronicles 11:3 word by word

אֱמֹ֕ר אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶל֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and to all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:3

• Genesis 49:28All these are the [beginnings of the] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him.
• Exodus 24:4Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 2 Kings 17:34To this day they act in accordance with their former [pagan] customs: they do not [really] fear the Lord, nor do they obey their statutes and ordinances, nor the law, nor the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons (descendants) of Jacob, whom He named Israel;
• Philippians 3:5circumcised when I was eight days old, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews [an exemplary Hebrew]; as to the [observance of the] Law, a Pharisee;
• Revelation 7:4And I heard how many were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand; [twelve thousand] sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Shemaiah's prophecy stopped an immediate civil war among Israel's tribes. However, Rehoboam's reign is described as one of constant conflict with Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 12:15). Civil war marked the first fifty years of the divided kingdom, lasting until Omri's time.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-172Ch 11:1-17. Rehoboam, Raising an Army to Subdue Israel, Is Forbidden by Shemaiah. 1-4. Rehoboam ... gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin ... to fight against Israel--(See 1Ki 12:21-24).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 11:3

• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Israel
• Judah
• Rehoboam
• Solomon
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings