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Shemaiah
Shemaiah was a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam, the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He delivered the word of God that prevented war with the northern tribes. When Shishak king of Egypt invaded, he brought God's warning to the leaders of Judah.
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- Urijah (prophet)People
Urijah, the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, was a prophet in the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. He prophesied judgment in the same terms as Jeremiah and fled to Egypt, but he was brought back and put to death by the king's sword. He appears only in Jeremiah 26.
- 2 Chronicles 11Bible
2 Chronicles 11 recounts how, immediately after the division of the kingdom, Rehoboam heeded the prophet Shemaiah and called off war with northern Israel. He then fortified cities and received the priests and Levites who came from the north, strengthening his kingdom. The chapter also records his family.
- NoadiahPeople
Noadiah was a prophetess who tried to intimidate Nehemiah while he was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. She is named only once in Scripture, in Nehemiah 6:14.