Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the LORD says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’” So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from marching against Jeroboam. New Living Translation ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the LORD and did not fight against Jeroboam. English Standard Version ‘Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and returned and did not go against Jeroboam. Berean Standard Bible that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’ ” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. King James Bible 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. New King James Version ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not go up or fight against your brethren! Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the words of the LORD, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam. New American Standard Bible ‘This is what the LORD says: “You shall not go up nor fight against your relatives; return, every man, to his house, for this event is from Me.”’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam. NASB 1995 ‘Thus says the LORD, “You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam. NASB 1977 ‘Thus says the LORD, “You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.”’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam. Legacy Standard Bible ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You shall not go up and fight against your brothers; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.”’” So they listened to the words of Yahweh and returned from going against Jeroboam. Amplified Bible ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers (countrymen); return, every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.”’” And they listened to and obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. Christian Standard Bible ‘This is what the LORD says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers. Each of you return home, for this incident has come from me.’ ” So they listened to what the LORD said and turned back from going against Jeroboam. Holman Christian Standard Bible ‘This is what the LORD says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this incident has come from Me.’” So they listened to what the LORD said and turned back from going against Jeroboam. American Standard Version Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam. Aramaic Bible in Plain English ‘Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, you shall not go up, neither you shall fight. Return, each man to his house, because this word is from my presence.’” And they listened to the word of LORD JEHOVAH, and they turned, each man, to go to his house. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, and ye shall not war against your brethren: return every one to his home; for this thing is of me. And they hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam. Contemporary English Version "The LORD warns you not to go to war against the people from the northern tribes--they are your relatives. Go home! The LORD is the one who made these things happen." Rehoboam and his army obeyed the LORD's message and did not attack Jeroboam and his troops. Douay-Rheims Bible Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam, English Revised Version Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD says: Don't wage war against your relatives. Everyone, go home. What has happened is my doing." So they obeyed the word of the LORD. They turned back from their attack on Jeroboam. Good News Translation "Do not attack your own relatives. Go home, all of you. What has happened is my will." They obeyed the LORD's command and did not go to fight Jeroboam. International Standard Version This is what the LORD says: "You are not to fight or even to approach your relatives in battle. Every soldier is to return to his own home, for this development comes from me."'" So they listened to what the LORD had to say and called off their attack on Jeroboam. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren; return every man to his house, for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam. Literal Standard Version Thus said YHWH: You do not go up nor fight with your brothers! Let each return to his house, for this thing has been from Me”; and they hear the words of YHWH, and turn back from going against Jeroboam. Majority Standard Bible that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. New American Bible “Thus says the LORD: You must not go out to war against your kinsmen. Return home, each of you, for it is I who have brought this about.” They obeyed the word of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. NET Bible The LORD says this: "Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen."'" They obeyed the LORD and called off the attack against Jeroboam. New Revised Standard Version “Thus says the LORD: You shall not go up or fight against your kindred. Let everyone return home, for this thing is from me.” So they heeded the word of the LORD and turned back from the expedition against Jeroboam. New Heart English Bible 'Thus says the LORD, "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 word of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam. Webster's Bible Translation 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 by me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam. World English Bible ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam. Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren, turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the words of Jehovah, and turn back from going against Jeroboam. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Shemaiah's Prophecy…3“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin 4that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam. Cross References 2 Chronicles 10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 2 Chronicles 11:3 "Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin 2 Chronicles 28:8 Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen--women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers: 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. against Genesis 13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. 2 Samuel 2:26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? Acts 7:26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? return 2 Chronicles 10:16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents. 1 Kings 22:36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. for this thing 2 Chronicles 10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 1 Kings 11:29-38 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field: … they obeyed 2 Chronicles 25:7-10 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim… 2 Chronicles 28:9-15 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven… Jump to Previous Fight Hearkened House Jeroboam Obeyed Relatives WordsJump to Next Fight Hearkened House Jeroboam Obeyed Relatives Words2 Chronicles 11 1. Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah5. He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions 13. The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam, 17. strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18. The wives and children of Rehoboam (4) Thus saith the Lord.--The words of the prophecy are reported as in 1Kings 12:24, omitting "the sons of Israel" after "your brethren." This thing is done of me.--Literally, from me became (arose) this matter; viz., of the revolt of the ten tribes. (Comp. 2Chronicles 10:15 : "For the cause was of God.") Words.--"Word," Kings and the versions here, no doubt rightly, as this is the usual phrase. But comp. 1Samuel 15:1. From going against Jeroboam.--Kings, "To go away, according to the word of the Lord "--a tautology which the chronicler has avoided. The rest of the chapter is wanting in the Syriac and Arabic Versions, which have instead 1Kings 12:25-30; 1Kings 13:34; 1Kings 14:1-9, where they break off abruptly, without finishing Ahijah's prophecy. . . . Verse 4. - This thing is from me; i.e. the punishing disruption; not the precedent causes with the entirety of historical events; this punishing and witnessing disruption is not to be "lightly healed" The man who did what caused it, the men who did what caused it, cannot thus each undo what they have done - least of all undo it by the appeal of war. They and theirs will have, long as life lasts, as lives last, to go through the baptism of bitter suffering, and leave a heritage of the same for others.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew that this is whatכֹּ֣ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘You are not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to go up תַעֲלוּ֩ (ṯa·‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively and fight תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ (ṯil·lā·ḥă·mū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle against עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with your brothers. אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם (’ă·ḥê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) Each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of you must return שׁ֚וּבוּ (ū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again home, לְבֵית֔וֹ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that word הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause is נִהְיָ֖ה (nih·yāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be from Me.’” מֵֽאִתִּ֛י (mê·’it·tî) Preposition-m | Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case So they listened וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to the words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and turned back וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from going מִלֶּ֥כֶת (mil·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Jeroboam. יָרָבְעָֽם׃ (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings Links 2 Chronicles 11:4 NIV2 Chronicles 11:4 NLT 2 Chronicles 11:4 ESV 2 Chronicles 11:4 NASB 2 Chronicles 11:4 KJV 2 Chronicles 11:4 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 11:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 11:4 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 11:4 French Bible 2 Chronicles 11:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 11:4 Thus says Yahweh You shall not go (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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