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But the wordוַ דְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיtoאֶלShemaiah,שְׁמַעְיָהוּthe manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר
2 Chronicles 11:2
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2 Chronicles 11:2, word by word
- But the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- cameיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהוּshemayahu
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemayahu” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
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Shemaiah stops the war
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2 Chronicles 11:1-4
1Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of YHWH came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the words of YHWH, and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
21Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. 22But the word of Elohim came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 23“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the word of YHWH, and turned back to go home, according to the word of YHWH.
The context
1Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 · This verse (above)
3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,