2 Chronicles 11:2
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
What it says
The word of the LORD comes to Shemaiah, identified here as a man of God.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the prophetic interruption that redirects the chapter.
In context
1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God: 3“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin 4that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’”