Key Verse Spotlight
2 Chronicles 11:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,”
2 Chronicles 11:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen {men}, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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