John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 12:22

"But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying," — 1 Kings 12:22 (ASV)

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God
A prophet in those days, see (2 Chronicles 12:15) and the word that came to him, as in the Targum, is called the word of prophecy:

saying ;
as follows.