22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,


In Context

19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.

20 And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had 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.

21 And when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

1 Kings 12:22 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But this word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,