2 Chronicles 11:2
in 2 Chronicles 11But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
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But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 11
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
an hundred and fourscore thousand
on 2 Chronicles 11:1-4
Rehoboam gathers Judah and Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen warriors, to force the ten tribes back by the sword, and this passage runs almost word for word with 1 Kings 12:21-24. Chronicles keeps Shemaiah's oracle exactly, ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me, and the king obeys a prophet over an army already mustered. The Chronicler adds nothing to the scene itself; his own material about this reign starts at the next verse, with the cities Rehoboam builds instead of the war he does not fight.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin who were together on the border. Jerusalem belonged to both of them, and the Temple was built on their common border. In the section dealing with boundaries in Joshua, it explains how their border was shared.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ | shema'yahu | Shemaiah | H8098 → | 41 times |
| אִישׁ־ | ʾish- | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it came
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
דְּבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּShemaiah
shema'yahuH8098 →41 times
אִישׁ־[the] man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 2 Timothy 3:17
so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
- Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- 2 Peter 1:5–7
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- 2 Timothy 2:22
Through
2 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…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the…
- 2 Chronicles 12:5
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…
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
Through
1 Samuel 2:27Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s…
it leads to
- Judges 13:6
So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from,…
- Judges 13:6
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
