Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 11:2
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text states that God's message arrived to Shemaiah, identified as a man of God, precisely when King Rehoboam had just gathered 180,000 warriors from Judah and Benjamin to wage war against Israel.
The words — The phrase דְּבַר־יְהוָה (de.var-Yahweh) literally means "the word of Yahweh," and אִישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִים ('ish ha./'E.lo.Him) translates to "the man of God."
The thread — This communication pattern appears in 1 Samuel 2:27 where a man of God delivers a direct message to Eli, 2 Chronicles 12:15 references Shemaiah's prophetic records, and Deuteronomy 33:1 identifies Moses as a man of God pronouncing a blessing.
Why it lands — The text records divine interruption of human military strategy, requiring the reader to acknowledge that God's spoken direction supersedes human mobilization and must be addressed before any action proceeds.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 12:15 Now 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.
- Deuteronomy 33:1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
- 1 Samuel 2:27 Then 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 house?
- 1 Kings 12:22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
- 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 Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
- 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.