2 Chronicles 11:3

Easy To Read Version

“Shemaiah, talk to Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, and the king of Judah. And talk to all the people of Israel living in Judah and Benjamin. Tell them:

Cross References

Genesis 49:28

Those are the twelve families of Israel. And those are the things their father said to them. He gave each son a blessing that was right for him.

2 Kings 17:34

Even today those people live like they did in the past. They do not honor the Lord. They do not obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They do not obey the Law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob (Israel).

2 Chronicles 10:17

But there were some of the people of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah. And Rehoboam was king over those people.

2 Chronicles 11:2

But the message from the Lord came to Shemaiah. Shemaiah was a man of God. The Lord said,

2 Chronicles 11:4

This is what the Lord says: ‘You must not fight against your brothers! Let every man go back home. I have caused this thing to happen.’” So King Rehoboam and his army obeyed the Lord’s message and turned back. They did not attack Jeroboam.

Exodus 24:4

So Moses wrote all of the commands of the Lord {on a scroll}. The next morning, Moses got up and built an altar [155] near the bottom of the mountain. And he set up twelve stones—one for each of the twelve family groups of Israel.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised eight days after my birth. I am from the people of Israel {\cf2\super [18]} and the family group of Benjamin. I am a Hebrew (Jew), and my parents were Hebrews. The law \{of Moses\} was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee. {\cf2\super [19]}