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Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord,.... A common preface the prophets used when they spoke in the name of the Lord:
ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel; and that because they…
Barnes' Notes
Shemaiah was the chief prophet in Judah during the reign of Rehoboam, as Ahijah was in Israel. See the marginal references.
We have here the rending of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the house of David, to effect which,
I. The people were hold and resolute in their revolt. They highly resented the provocation that…
Cambridge Bible
the word of God How Shemaiah and other prophets received their commission is not always explained. Sometimes it is said -the Lord sent" (cf. 2Sa 12:1; 2Sa 12:25). The prompting by a vision in sleep is…
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