² But the word of the Lord came ^(A)to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

¹⁵ The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, ^(A)and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? ^(B)And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

The Good Confession

¹¹ But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

⁵ Then ^(A)Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ”

⁶ So the leaders of Israel and the king ^(B)humbled themselves; and they said, ^(C)“The Lord is righteous.”

⁷ Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, ^(D)the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

¹⁴ And, according to the ^[a]order of David his father, he appointed the ^(A)divisions of the priests for their service, ^(B)the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the ^(C)gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.

²² But ^(A)the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, ²³ “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, ²⁴ ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Let every man return to his house, ^(B)for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the word of the Lord, and turned back, according to the word of the Lord.

²⁷ Then a ^(A)man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ^(B)‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel

33 Now this is ^(A)the blessing with which Moses ^(B)the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.