2 Chronicles 11:4

4 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not go up or fight against ¹your relatives; return every man to his house, ²for this thing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:4

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:24).

2 Chronicles 11:4 In-Context

2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4 'Thus says the LORD , "You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

6 Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 28:8-11
• 2. 2 Chronicles 10:15

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "brothers"