Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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,
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
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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 of the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand {choice troops} to fight with the house of Israel, to restore the kingship to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 "Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon the king of Judah and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and the remainder of the people, saying,
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:2
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
Deuteronomy 33:1
Now this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses, the man of God, blessed the {Israelites} {before} his death.
1 Kings 13:1
Suddenly a man of God from Judah came to Bethel, by the word of Yahweh, while Jeroboam [was] standing at the altar to offer incense.
1 Kings 13:4-5
It happened at the moment the king heard the word of the man of God that he cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him!" But his hand which he stretched out to him was paralyzed, and he was not able to draw it back to himself.
1 Kings 13:11
Now a certain older prophet was living in Bethel, and his son came and recounted to him all of the things that the man of God had done that day in Bethel [and] the words he had spoken to the king, and they told them to their father.
1 Kings 17:18
She said to Elijah, "{What do you have against me}, O man of God, [that] you have come to me to make known my guilt and to cause my son to die?"
1 Kings 17:24
Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now this I know, that you [are] a man of God and the word of Yahweh in your mouth [is] truth."
2 Kings 4:16
And he said, "At this time {next spring}, you [will be] embracing a son." She said, "No, my lord, man of God! You must not tell a lie to your servant!"
2 Kings 4:22
She called to her husband and said, "Please send one of the servants and one of the female donkeys for me, so that I can go quickly up to the man of God and return."
2 Kings 4:25
So she went and came to the man of God by Mount Carmel. It happened when the man of God saw her {at a distance}, he said to Gehazi his servant, "There is this Shunammite.
2 Kings 4:27
So she came to the man of God at the mountain, and she caught hold of his feet. Then Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is bitter, and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me."
2 Chronicles 12:5-7
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem from before Shishak. And he said to them, "Thus says Yahweh: 'You yourselves have abandoned me, and I myself have surely abandoned 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, patient endurance, gentleness.