2 Chronicles 11:4

² But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

³ “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin

that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

⁵ Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.

⁶ He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
KJV: Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
WEB: ‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
ASV: Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
BLB: thus says YHWH: ‘You⁺ shall not go up and you⁺ shall not fight against your⁺ brothers; let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.’” And they heard the words of YHWH and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

ÅB: Så sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp og stride mot deres brødre. Vend hjem igjen hver til sitt hus! For det som har hendt, er kommet fra meg. Da lød de Herrens ord; de vendte om og dro ikke mot Jeroboam.
OTB: ‘Dette sier Herren: Dere skal ikke dra opp eller kjempe mot deres slektninger; vend tilbake, hver mann til sitt hus, for denne saken er fra Meg.’" Så de lyttet til Herrens ord og vendte tilbake fra å gå mot Jeroboam.
B1930: Så sier Herren: I skal ikke dra op og stride mot eders brødre. Vend hjem igjen hver til sitt hus! For det som har hendt, er kommet fra mig. Da lød de Herrens ord; de vendte om og drog ikke mot Jeroboam.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

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