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But the word of God (Elohim) came to Shemaiah, a man of God [, , ]. He said:
But the word of the Lord (Yahweh) came to the man of God, Shemaiah [meaning: "Yahweh has heard"]. He said:
The prophet Shemaiah had come to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered in Jerusalem out of fear of Shishak. And he said to them, "Thus says the Lord: You have forsaken me, and therefore I have forsaken you and given you into the hand of Shishak."
When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah. He said, "Because they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them. I will let them escape by a narrow escape, and my wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through the hand of Shishak.
The rest of the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are recorded in the chronicles of the prophet Shemaiah and the seer Iddo, according to the genealogical records. Rehoboam and Jeroboam were at war with each other throughout their lives.
