2 Chronicles 12:5
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 12:1 sets up the context for this rebuke — Rehoboam's abandonment of God's law directly leads to the prophet's confrontation here.
2 Chronicles 12:2 provides the historical trigger for this prophecy — Shishak's invasion in response to Rehoboam's unfaithfulness, which Shemaiah then explains.
In 2 Chronicles 12:15, this same prophet Shemaiah is mentioned again in the source notes for Rehoboam's reign — a direct linkage.
2 Chronicles 11:2 records the same prophet Shemaiah delivering God's word to Rehoboam, showing his consistent role as divine messenger to this king.
2 Chronicles 15:2 has the prophet Azariah using the same conditional formula — 'if you forsake him, he will forsake you' — as Shemaiah's message here.
In Deuteronomy 28:15-68, curses for covenant breaking are spelled out — this is the specific legal backdrop for the abandonment God declares here.
In Judges 10:9-14, God similarly abandons Israel to their oppressors and tells them to cry out to their false gods — the same pattern of forsaking and discipline.
1 Kings 12:22 is the parallel account where Shemaiah also delivers God's word to Rehoboam, preventing civil war against the northern tribes.
In Jeremiah 5:19, God directly answers 'Why?' — because they forsook Him, now they serve foreigners, just as Rehoboam is told here.
In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David warns Solomon that if Israel forsakes God, He will reject them — this is exactly what is happening to Rehoboam here.
In Jeremiah 2:19, God uses the same logic: forsaking Him brings self-inflicted punishment — a direct thematic echo of this rebuke.
In Jeremiah 4:18, the same principle applies: Israel's own ways and deeds bring disaster — the cause-and-effect here is identical.