2 Chronicles 11:2-3

²But the Lord said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

³“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin:

2 Chronicles 11 records Rehoboam’s response to the division of the kingdom after the ten northern tribes reject his rule. Initially, he prepares for civil war, but the prophet Shemaiah intervenes, and Rehoboam obeys the Lord’s command to desist. The chapter then shifts to Rehoboam’s