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但耶和华的话临到神人示玛雅，说：

然而，耶和华上帝对祂的仆人示玛雅说：

但耶和华的话临到神人示玛雅，说：

但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅說：

但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅，說：

但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅，說：

然而，耶和華上帝對祂的僕人示瑪雅說：

但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅，說：

但是永恆主的話卻傳與神人示瑪雅，說：

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上帝命其僕示罵雅曰、

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But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:

But the Lord said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

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

But the word 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,

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

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God:

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

But the LORD told Shemaiah the prophet,

But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

The events of Rehoboam’s rule from beginning to end are written down. They are written in the records of Shemaiah and Iddo, the prophets. The records deal with family histories. Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah. They had gathered together in Jerusalem. They were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them,“ The Lord says,‘ You have left me. So now I am leaving you to Shishak.’ ”The king and the leaders of Israel made themselves humble in the Lord’ s sight. They said,“ The Lord does what is right and fair.”The Lord saw they had made themselves humble. So he gave a message to Shemaiah. The Lord said,“ They have made themselves humble in my sight. So I will not destroy them. Instead, I will soon save them. Even though I am very angry with Jerusalem, I will not use Shishak to destroy them.

Here is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the Israelites before he died.

Solomon followed the orders his father David had given him. He appointed the groups of priests for their duties. He appointed the Levites to lead the people in praising the Lord. They also helped the priests do their required tasks each day. Solomon appointed the groups of men who guarded all the gates. That’s what David, the man of God, had ordered.

But you are a man of God. Run away from all these things. Try hard to do what is right and godly. Have faith, love and gentleness. Hold on to what you believe.

But a message from God came to Shemaiah. He was a man of God. God said to him,“ Speak to Solomon’s son Rehoboam, the king of Judah. Speak to all Judah and the tribe of Benjamin. Also speak to the rest of the people. Tell all of them,‘ The Lord says,“ Do not go up to fight against the Israelites. They are your relatives. I want every one of you to go back home. Things have happened exactly the way I planned them.” ’ ” So the fighting men obeyed the Lord’ s message. They went home again, just as he had ordered.

A man of God came to Eli. He told him,“ The Lord says,‘ I made myself clearly known to your relatives who lived long ago. I did it when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s rule.