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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 2CH 11:2 verse available
OET-LV and_he/it_was the_word of_Yahweh to Shemaiah the_man the_ʼₑlhīmv to_say.
UHB וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃ ‡
(vayəhī dəⱱar-yahweh ʼel-shəmaˊyāhū ʼīsh-hāʼₑlohiym lēʼmor.)
Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT But the word of Yahweh was to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
UST But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
BSB But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
OEB No OEB 2CH book available
WEB But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
WMB But the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
NET But the Lord told Shemaiah the prophet,
LSV And a word of YHWH is to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,
FBV But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,
T4T But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
LEB But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
BBE But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
MOF No MOF 2CH book available
JPS But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying:
ASV But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
DRA And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
YLT And a word of Jehovah is unto Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,
DBY But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of [fn]God, saying,
11.2 Elohim
RV But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
WBS But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
KJB But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
BB And the worde of the Lorde came to Semiahu the man of God, saying:
(And the word of the Lord came to Semiahu the man of God, saying:)
GNV But the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
(But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, )
CB But ye worde of the LORDE came to Semaia the man of God, and sayde:
(But ye/you_all word of the LORD came to Semaia the man of God, and said:)
WYC And the word of the Lord was maad to Semeye, the man of God,
(And the word of the Lord was made to Semeye, the man of God,)
LUT Aber des HErrn Wort kam zu Semaja, dem Mann Gottes, und sprach:
(But the HErrn Wort came to Semaja, to_him man God’s, and spoke:)
CLV Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei, dicens:
(Factusque it_is sermo Domini to Semeiam hominem God, dicens: )
BRN And the word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς Σαμαίαν ἄνθρωπον τοῦ Θεοῦ, λέγων,
(Kai egeneto logos Kuriou pros Samaian anthrōpon tou Theou, legōn, )
11:1-4 Shemaiah’s prophetic intervention averted immediate civil war among Israel’s tribes, but the summary of Rehoboam characterizes his reign as one of continual warfare with Jeroboam (12:15). Civil war characterized the first fifty years of the divided kingdom, until the time of Omri.
God’s Inscrutable Purposes in History
God directs people and events to fulfill his purposes in history. He has no need to explain himself, but he always has a purpose that he is working out; he guides individuals, nations, and events in accord with his will. This philosophy of history remains consistent throughout biblical history. God works through human actions to bring about results that he has planned and that cannot be explained in any other way except his orchestration.
For example, the Chronicler gives just one explanation for the continued division of the kingdom of Israel: Rehoboam and those loyal to him “obeyed the message of the Lord and did not fight against Jeroboam” (2 Chr 11:4). The cause of the division—the irrational response of Rehoboam to the people’s request—has already been explained in the previous narrative: “This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the Lord’s message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh” (10:15). Rehoboam may have been able to easily defeat the rebels, but he was deterred by the will of the Lord.
Obedience to God’s will brought positive results for Rehoboam: He fortified cities; he put military leaders, equipment, and food supplies in place; loyal citizens migrated to his territory; and he had a large family. God’s will was clear, and the benefit to Rehoboam was obvious, yet the Chronicler could not explain God’s purposes. Readers of the book today are also left to ponder why God allowed the kingdom to remain divided.
The prophet Isaiah declares the mystery of God’s ways: “‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts’” (Isa 55:8-9). Those who fear God learn not to lean on human understanding, but to follow the word of God even when it is contrary to earthly values.
Passages for Further Study
1 Kgs 8:56-61; 2 Chr 10:1–11:4; Job 42:1-6; Ps 115:1-3; Isa 40:9-31; 42:1-17; 55:8-13; Rom 8:26-30; Eph 1:9-14
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) the word of Yahweh came … saying
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was word/matter_of YHWH to/towards Shemaiah (a)_man the=ʼₑlhīmv to=say )
This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. Alternate translation: “Yahweh spoke this message … and he said” or “Yahweh spoke these words … and he said”
Note 2 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Shemaiah
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was word/matter_of YHWH to/towards Shemaiah (a)_man the=ʼₑlhīmv to=say )
This is the name of a man.
(Occurrence 0) the man of God
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was word/matter_of YHWH to/towards Shemaiah (a)_man the=ʼₑlhīmv to=say )
The expression “man of God” is a respectful way of referring to a prophet of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “the man who belongs to God” or “the prophet of God”