But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Parallel translations
- KJV But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- BSB But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
- NKJV But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- NASB But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- NLT But the Lord said to Shemaiah, the man of God,
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Quick answer
The word of the LORD comes to Shemaiah the man of God before the battle. God speaks to halt the impending civil war.
Overview
At the critical moment, God raises up a prophet to deliver his message. The phrase 'man of God' marks Shemaiah as a true spokesman for the LORD. God's word, not Rehoboam's army, will determine the outcome, demonstrating that the Lord governs the affairs of his people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 2 Chr 12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
- Deut 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- 1 Sam 2:27A man of God came to Eli, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
- 1 Tim 6:11But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- 2 Chr 12:5–7Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”
- 1 Kgs 12:22–24But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- 2 Chr 8:14He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
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