King Rehoboam Obeyed Shemaiah

1 Kings 12:22. 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 the entire House of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people saying, 24. Thus says the LORD*, You will not go up or fight against your brothers the children of Israel! Each man return to his house, for this thing is from Me. Therefore they listened to the word of the LORD* and turned and went away, according to the word of the LORD*.

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.