Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 12:5
2 Chronicles 12:5. Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah Lest they should not readily or rightly understand the meaning of this providence, God sends a prophet to explain it, namely, the same Shemaiah that had brought them an injunction from God not to fight against the ten tribes, who plainly tells them, that the reason why Shishak prevailed against them was, not because they had been impolitic in the management of their affairs, but because they had forsaken... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 12:6
They said, The Lord is righteous - i. e., they acknowledged the justice of the sentence which had gone forth against them 2 Chronicles 12:5. read more