Reference

2 Chronicles 11:2

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

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But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

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Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

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Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

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The verse simply states that a word came to Shemaiah; it does not explicitly describe Shemaiah as an agent or messenger who then speaks on behalf of the Lord to others.

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