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2 Chronicles 12:5

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Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Ye have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

KJV

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.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 12

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

God never leaves any till they first leave him. The rebukes both of the word and of the rod being thus joined, the king and princes humbled themselves before God for their iniquity, penitently acknowledged the sin, and patiently accepted the punishment of it, saying, The Lord is righteous,

This site's exposition

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam

on 2 Chronicles 12:5-6

Shemaiah the prophet is the Chronicler's own witness, absent from the parallel in 1 Kings. His word is measure for measure: “You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak”. The leaders and the king humble themselves and say, “The LORD is righteous”.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

While Shishak and his army was before Jerusalem, the prophet Shemaiah addressed Rehoboam and the princes, tracing this calamity to the national apostasy and threatening them with utter destruction in consequence of having forsaken God (2Ch 12:6).

The words behind it

27 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הand Shemaiah

    ushema'yahH8098 →41 times

  • הַנָּבִיא֙the prophet

    hanavi'H5030 →314 times

  • בָּ֣אhe came

    ba'H935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • רְחַבְעָ֔םRehoboam

    rechavamH7346 →50 times

  • וְשָׂרֵ֣יand [the] leaders of

    vesareiH8269 →421 times

  • יְהוּדָ֔הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־who

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • נֶאֶסְפ֥וּthey had gathered

    neesfuH622 →200 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • מִפְּנֵ֣י<from> because of

    mipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • שִׁישָׁ֑קShishak

    shishakH7895 →7 times

  • וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • לָהֶ֜םto them

    lahem

  • כֹּה־thus

    koh-H3541 →577 times

  • אָמַ֣רhe says

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אַתֶּם֙you

    ʾatemH859 →1094 times

  • עֲזַבְתֶּ֣םyou have abandoned

    ʾazavtemH5800 →215 times

  • אֹתִ֔י<obj.> me

    ʾotiH853 →10935 times

  • וְאַף־and also

    veaf-H637 →134 times

  • אֲנִ֛יI

    ʾaniH589 →874 times

  • עָזַ֥בְתִּיI have abandoned

    ʾazavtiH5800 →215 times

  • אֶתְכֶ֖ם<obj.> you

    ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times

  • בְּיַד־in [the] hand of

    beyad-H3027 →1618 times

  • שִׁישָֽׁק׃Shishak

    shishakH7895 →7 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

15 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 11:2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:5 works2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.5 works2 Chronicles 12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.4 works1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:3 worksJeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”2 worksJeremiah 5:19And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”2 works
The other 9 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 2:19Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.2 worksJudges 10:9–14The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.2 worksDeuteronomy 28:15–68If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:2 worksJeremiah 23:33“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’2 works2 Chronicles 12:1–2After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.2 works2 Samuel 24:14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”2 worksPsalms 37:33the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.2 works1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.2 worksProverbs 6:3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 15:2

    So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…

    it leads to

    • James 4:8

      Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

    • 2 Chronicles 24:20

      Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments…

    • 2 Chronicles 15:4

      But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

    • 1 Chronicles 28:9

      As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…

    • Hebrews 10:38

      But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

  • Through

    Jeremiah 5:19

    And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods…

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 9:8–9

      And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land…

    • Deuteronomy 28:47–48

      Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,

  • Through

    Jeremiah 4:18

    “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 2:19

      Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear…

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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