Strong H8098H8098Aשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Shemaiah

Definition

A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22

Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"

From H8085 and H3050; Jah has heard;
{Shemajah} the name of twenty five Israelites: - Shemaiah.

Shemaiah

Prophet during the reign of Rehoboam

Shemaiah, a prophet who delivered messages to King Rehoboam of Judah.

Strong H8098A appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

1 Kings 12:22
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles 11:2
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles 12:5
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:7
And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:15
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.