1 Kings 12:22

Myles Coverdale Bible

But the worde of God came to Semeia the man of God, and sayde:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God:

Hebrew Names Version
But the word of God came to Shemayah the man of God, saying,

King James Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

English Standard Version
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

New Century Version
But God spoke his word to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

New English Translation
But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

Amplified Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New American Standard Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the worde of God came vnto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, God told Shemaiah the prophet

Complete Jewish Bible
But this word from God came to Sh'ma‘yah the man of God:

Darby Translation
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
But God spoke to a prophet named Shemaiah. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the prophet of God, saying,

Good News Translation
But God told the prophet Shemaiah

Lexham English Bible
Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Literal Translation
then the Word of God came to Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

American Standard Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Bible in Basic English
But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of God came vnto Semaia the man of God, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

King James Version (1611)
But the word of God came vnto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Samaia the man of God, saying,

English Revised Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the word of God was made to Semeia, the man of God, and seide,

Young's Literal Translation
And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

Update Bible Version
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

World English Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New King James Version
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New Living Translation
But God said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

New Life Bible
But the Word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

New Revised Standard
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of God unto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the word of the Lord came to Semeias, the man of God, saying:

Revised Standard Version
But the word of God came to Shemai'ah the man of God:

THE MESSAGE
At this time the word of God came to Shemaiah, a man of God: "Tell this to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, along with everyone in Judah and Benjamin and anyone else who is around: This is God 's word: Don't march out; don't fight against your brothers the Israelites; go back home, every last one of you; I'm in charge here." And they did it; they did what God said and went home.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ But whan all Israel sawe that the kynge wolde not heare them, the people gaue ye kynge an answere and sayde: What porcion haue we then in Dauid or inheritaunce in the sonne of Isai? Get the to thy tentes O Israel. Loke thou now to thy house thou Dauid. So Israel wente vnto their tentes. ¹⁷ As for Roboam, he raigned but ouer ye children of Israel, which dwelt in the cities of Iuda. ¹⁸ And whan kynge Roboam sent thither Adoram the rentgatherer, all Israel stoned him to death. But kynge Roboam strengthed himselfe, and gat him vp in to a charet, to fle vnto Ierusalem. ¹⁹ Thus departed Israel from the house of Dauid vnto this daye. ²⁰ Now whan all Israel herde, that Ieroboam was come againe, they sent for to call him to the whole congregacion, and made him kynge ouer all Israel. And no man folowed the house of Dauid, saue onely the tribe of Iuda. ²¹ And whan Roboam came to Ierusalem, all the house of Iuda and the trybe of Ben Iamin (euen an hundreth and foure score thousande chosen men of armes) gathered themselues together to fight against ye house of Israel, & to brynge the kyngdome agayne vnto Roboam ye sonne of Salomo. ²² But the worde of God came to Semeia the man of God, and sayde: ²³ Speake thou to Roboam the sonne of Salomon kynge of Iuda, and to all ye house of Iuda and Ben Iamin, and to the other people, and saye: ²⁴ Thus sayeth the LORDE: Ye shall not go vp and fighte agaynst youre brethren the children of Israel. Let euery man go home agayne, for this is my dede. And they herkened vnto the worde of the LORDE, and turned back, to go their waye, as the LORDE sayde.

Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 33:1, 2 Kings 4:16, 2 Kings 4:22, 2 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 4:27, 1 Timothy 6:11

Shemaiah: 2 Chronicles 11:2, 2 Chronicles 12:5, 2 Chronicles 12:7

the man: 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:4, 1 Kings 13:5, 1 Kings 13:11, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:24

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 12:15 - Shemaiah Jeremiah 35:4 - a man

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,.... A prophet in those days, see 2 Chronicles 12:15 and the word that came to him, as in the Targum, is called the word of prophecy:

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shemaiah was the chief prophet in Judah during the reign of Rehoboam, as Ahijah was in Israel. See the marginal references.