World English Bible
2 Chronicles 11:2
“But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,”
Verse in context — 2 Chronicles 11
1
When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2
But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3
Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4
Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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Solomon’s reign and Judah’s history until the Babylonian exile.
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