2 Chronicles 11:2

2 Chronicles 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Context of 2 Chronicles 11:2

1Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3“Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4‘This is what the Lord says: “You shall not go up nor fight against your relatives; return, every man, to his house, for this event is from Me.”’” So they listened to the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 11:2 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• But the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:2

• 2 Chronicles 12:5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have abandoned Me, so I also have abandoned you to Shishak.’”
• 1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 8:14Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for this is what David, the man of God, had commanded.
• Deuteronomy 33:1Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
• 1 Samuel 2:27Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
• 1 Timothy 6:11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:2

• 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 11:2

• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Devil
• Rehoboam
• Jeroboam
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Shemaiah

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