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1 Kings 12:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

1 Kings 12:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 12:22

Theological / Devotional

Man of God. The term was used of Moses (Deut. 33:1; Joshua 14:6), and is used only rarely in the earlier or later Scriptures, including Chronicles, but it is a favorite expression of the writer of Kings. Shemaiah was the chief prophet of Judah during the reign of Rehoboam (2 Chron. 12:5–8, 15).

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