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A prophet who told Rehoboam not to fight the northern tribes — and he actually listened
open_in_newMultiple people bear this name in Scripture. The most notable is the prophet who delivered God's message to Rehoboam after the kingdom split: 'Do not go up or fight against your relatives. Return home, for this thing is from me' (1 Kings 12:22-24). Remarkably, Rehoboam obeyed. Another Shemaiah was a false prophet in Babylon whom Jeremiah condemned (Jeremiah 29:24-32).