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

1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin — one hundred eighty thousand fit young soldiers — to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam. 2But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God: “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, 4‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers. Each of you return home, for this incident has come from me.’” So they listened to what the Lord said and turned back from going against Jeroboam. 5Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he fortified cities 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 49:28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
• Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
• 2 Kings 17:34They are still observing the former practices to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments that the Lord had commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he had given the name Israel.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee;
• Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of the sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:

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