1 Kings 12:22
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New International Version (©2011)
But this word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

New Living Translation (©2007)
But God said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

English Standard Version (©2001)
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But a revelation from God came to Shemaiah, the man of God: "

International Standard Version (©2012)
But a message from God came to Shemaiah, a man of God:

NET Bible (©2006)
But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But God spoke his word to Shemaiah, the man of God. He said,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

American King James 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,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

English Revised Version
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

Young's Literal Translation
And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

12:16-24 The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is the Author of them, and our brethren the instruments: let us not meditate revenge. Rehoboam and his people hearkened to the word of the Lord. When we know God's mind, we must submit, how much soever it crosses our own mind. If we secure the favour of God, not all the universe can hurt us.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 22. - But the word of God came unto Shemaiah [This part of the history is probably derived from the "book" which this prophet wrote (2 Chronicles 12:15). When Keil describes him as "a prophet who is not mentioned again," he has surely overlooked 2 Chronicles 12:7, 8, where we find him prophesying with reference to the army of Shishak], the man of God [a common expression in the books of Kings. It rarely occurs in the other Scriptures. This designation is not altogether synonymous with "prophet." It is used, for example, of angels (Judges 13:6, 8), of Moses (Deuteronomy 33:1), and of David (2 Chronicles 8:14), and would embrace any minister or servant of God, while נָבִיא is restricted to the teaching order. There were false prophets, but no false men of God. It is also worth considering whether the name of prophet may not have been practically restricted to, or bestowed by preference on, those who had received a prophetic training, the "sons of the prophets" who had been taught in the schools. Cf. 1 Samuel 10:5-12; 1 Samuel 19:20; Amos 7:14], saying.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,.... A prophet in those days, see 2 Chronicles 12:15 and the word that came to him, as in the Targum, is called the word of prophecy:

saying; as follows.

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Shemaiah's Prophecy
20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 21And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

1 Kings 13:1 By the word of the LORD a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.
1 Kings 17:18 She said to Elijah, "What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?"
2 Kings 4:7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left."
2 Kings 5:8 When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: "Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel."
2 Chronicles 11:2 But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
2 Chronicles 12:5 Then the prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and to the leaders of Judah who had assembled in Jerusalem for fear of Shishak, and he said to them, "This is what the LORD says, 'You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon you to Shishak.'"
Jeremiah 35:4 I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God. It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.