1 Kings 12:22

The NET Bible®

But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

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,

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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the worde of God came to Semeia the man of God, and sayde:

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 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, "We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!" So Israel returned to their homes. ¹⁷ (Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.) ¹⁸ King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day. ²⁰ When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty. ²¹ When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. ²² But God told Shemaiah the prophet, ²³ "Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people, ²⁴ ‘The Lord says this: "Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen."'" They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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.