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
When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom 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:
Deuteronomy 33:1
This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people 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 to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings.
1 Kings 13:4-5
And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
1 Kings 13:11
Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!"
1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth."
2 Kings 4:16
And he said, "At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant."
2 Kings 4:22
Then she called to her husband and said, "Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may quickly go to the man of God and come back again."
2 Kings 4:25
So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite.
2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me."
2 Chronicles 12:5-7
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.'"
1 Timothy 6:11
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.