A common misinterpretation views this verse in isolation as merely a formal address without substance, overlooking its role in God's intervention to halt civil war; others erroneously see 'all Israel in Judah and Benjamin' as endorsing a unified Israel under Rehoboam, ignoring the schism's permanence ordained by God, or twist it to justify rebellion against established authority, contrary to the context of heeding prophetic instruction to preserve peace.
II Chronicles 11:3
King James Version (1769)
3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
This verse records God's directive to the prophet Shemaiah to address King Rehoboam of Judah and the people of Judah and Benjamin amid the kingdom's division, setting the stage for the divine command not to wage war against their northern brethren, as the split was orchestrated by God to prevent further bloodshed and emphasize obedience to His sovereign will over human political ambitions.