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Shemaiah the prophet. —The section relating to his mission and its results ([Referen…

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said …

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam
The same as in (2 Chronicles 11:2), there called the man of G…

When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…