2 Chronicles 11:4
Thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight with your brethren: return every man to his house; for from me hath this thing been brought about. And they hearkened to the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo'am.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3Say unto Rehobo'am the son of Solomon, the king of Judah and Benjamin, saying,
5And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities as fortresses in Judah.
Cross References
Genesis 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are near relatives.
2 Samuel 2:26And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall for everlasting the sword devour? knowest thou not that it will be bitter in the end? and how long shall it be, ere thou wilt bid the people to return from pursuing their brethren?
1 Kings 22:36And there went a proclamation throughout the camp at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own land.
2 Chronicles 25:7But a man of God came unto him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, [with] all the children of Ephraim.
Psalms 33:11The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 11:2-13
Rehoboam Forbidden to Make War. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus saith the Lord , Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your… Read the whole commentary →