They said, The Lord is righteous — that is, they acknowledged the justice of the sentence that had been pronounced against them ([Referenc…

Whereupon. — And.

The princes of Israel. — See Note on 2 Chronicles 12:1. “princes of…

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said …

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled
themselves
Both by words acknowl…

When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…