2 Chronicles 12:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then the prophet Shemaiah  went to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me; therefore, I have abandoned you to Shishak.’

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, ‘Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you  when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you,  but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

2 Chronicles 11:2

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

1 Kings 12:22

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

Jeremiah 23:33

‘Now when these people or a prophet or a priest asks you, “What is the burden  of the Lord? ” you will respond to them, “What is the burden? I will throw you away! This is the Lord’s declaration.”

Jeremiah 5:19

When people ask, “For what offence has the Lord our God done all these things to us? ”, you will respond to them, “Just as you abandoned me  and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.”

Jeremiah 4:18

Your way and your actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. It is very bitter, because it has reached your heart!

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Recognise  how evil and bitter  it is for you to abandon the  Lord your God and to have no fear of me. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

1 Chronicles 28:9

‘As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind,  for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought.  If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you for ever.

2 Samuel 24:14

David answered Gad, ‘I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because his mercies are great,  but don’t let me fall into human hands.’

2 Chronicles 12:15

The events  of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Events of the Prophet Shemaiah  and of the Seer Iddo concerning genealogies.  There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their reigns.

2 Chronicles 24:20

The Spirit of God enveloped  , Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, ‘This is what God says, “Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands so that you do not prosper?  Because you have abandoned the Lord, he has abandoned you.” ’