Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the word of God came to
King James Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Holman Bible
But a revelation from God came to Shemaiah,
International Standard Version
But a message from God came to Shemaiah, a man of God:
A Conservative Version
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
American Standard Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Amplified
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Bible in Basic English
But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
Darby Translation
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Julia Smith Translation
And the word of God will be to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,
King James 2000
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Modern King James verseion
But the Word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came the word of God unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
NET Bible
But God told Shemaiah the prophet,
New Heart English Bible
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
The Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of God unto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
Webster
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,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,
Themes
Government » God in » In dividing the jewish nation into two different countries
Judea, modern » Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of judah
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah
Rehoboam » Ten tribes, under the leadership of jeroboam, successfully revolt from
Shemaiah » A prophet in the time of rehoboam » Prevents rehoboam from war with jeroboam
Interlinear
Dabar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 12:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Civil War Averted
21
And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men of war, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.
22 But the word of God came to
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:2
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
Deuteronomy 33:1
And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
1 Kings 13:1
And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
1 Kings 13:4-5
And when King Jeroboam heard the word of the man of God, who had cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
1 Kings 13:11
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken unto the king.
1 Kings 17:18
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my iniquity to remembrance and to cause my son to die?
1 Kings 17:24
Then the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God and that the word of the LORD is true in thy mouth.
2 Kings 4:16
And he said, At the appointed time, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not deceive thy handmaid.
2 Kings 4:22
And calling her husband, she said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men and one of the asses that I may run to the man of God and come again.
2 Kings 4:25
So she went and came unto the man of God to Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi, his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite.
2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God in the mountain, she caught him by the feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD has hid it from me and has not revealed it to me.
2 Chronicles 12:5-7
Then Shemaiah, the prophet, went to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus hath the LORD said, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore, I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.
1 Timothy 6:11
But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.