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Shemaiah

Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first in 1 Kings 12:22. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 5 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Kings

  • 1 Kings 12:22

    But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 11:2

    But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

  • 2 Chronicles 12:5

    Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”

  • 2 Chronicles 12:7

    When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:15

    Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).

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