2 Chronicles 11:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wāyəhî dəḇar-Yahweh to-shəma'yāhū ʾîsh-hāʾĕlōhîm lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wāyəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to be
• *dəḇar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *Yahweh*: proper noun, divine name - YHWH, the LORD
• *shəma'yāhū*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shemaiah
• *ʾîsh*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
• *hāʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *dəḇar*: word, command, matter
• *ʾîsh-hāʾĕlōhîm*: man of God, prophet, divine messenger

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 12:15 : 15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
• 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• 1 Sam 2:27 : 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Did I reveal myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?
• 1 Kgs 12:22-24 : 22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24 Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.
• 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
• 2 Chr 12:5-7 : 5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Ye have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. 6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous. 7 And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: 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.