Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

A prophet. Shemaiah, a prophet who delivered messages to King Rehoboam of Judah.

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Where Shemaiah appears

2 Chronicles (4), 1 Kings (1)

Key verses

• 1 Kings 12:22 first mention — But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 11:2 — But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 12:5 — Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
• 2 Chronicles 12:7 — And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
• 2 Chronicles 12:15 — Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.