1 Kings 12:22

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah [This part of the history is probably derived from the "book" which this prophet wrote ( 2 Chronicles 12:15 ). When Keil describes him as "a prophet who is not mentioned again," he has surely overlooked 2 Chronicles 12:7 , 2 Chronicles 12:8 , where we find him prophesying with reference to the army of Shishak], the man of God [a common expression in the books of Kings. It rarely occurs in the other Scriptures. This designation is not altogether synonymous with "prophet." It is used, for example, of angels ( 13:6 , 13:8 ), of Moses ( Deuteronomy 33:1 ), and of David ( 2 Chronicles 8:14 ), and would embrace any minister or servant of God, while נָבִיא is restricted to the teaching order. There were false prophets, but no false men of God. It is also worth considering whether the name of prophet may not have been practically restricted to, or bestowed by preference on, those who had received a prophetic training, the "sons of the prophets" who had been taught in the schools. Cf. 1 Samuel 10:5-12 ; 1 Samuel 19:20 ; Amos 7:14 ], saying .