2 Chronicles 12:5
in 2 Chronicles 12Then 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 verseGod 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
Ye have forsaken me
on 2 Chronicles 12:5-6
Shemaiah the prophet is the Chronicler's own witness, absent from the parallel in 1 Kings, and his word to Rehoboam and the princes is measure for measure: Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. The princes and the king answer the accusation rather than the invader, and they humbled themselves and said, The Lord is righteous. A confession of God's justice, offered to a prophet rather than to a general, is the response the chapter credits with everything that follows.
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 & Brown1802–1910
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה | ushema'yah | and Shemaiah | H8098 → | 41 times |
| הַנָּבִיא֙ | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֔ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| וְשָׂרֵ֣י | vesarei | and [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נֶאֶסְפ֥וּ | neesfu | they had gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֣י | mipenei | <from> because of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| שִׁישָׁ֑ק | shishak | Shishak | H7895 → | 7 times |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶ֜ם | lahem | to them | ||
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אַתֶּם֙ | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם | ʾazavtem | you have abandoned | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֹתִ֔י | ʾoti | <obj.> me | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וְאַף־ | veaf- | and also | H637 → | 134 times |
| אֲנִ֛י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| עָזַ֥בְתִּי | ʾazavti | I have abandoned | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שִׁישָֽׁק׃ | shishak | Shishak | H7895 → | 7 times |
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.
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
2 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,…
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.”
- James 4:8
Through
Jeremiah 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…
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,
- 1 Kings 9:8–9
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…
- Jeremiah 2:19
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
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.