John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:7
And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves ,.... Though but externally; the Lord takes notice of external humiliation, as he did of Ahab's, 1 Kings 21:29 , the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, they have humbled themselves, therefore I will not destroy them ; not now, at least not altogether, 2 Chronicles 12:12 , but I will grant them some deliverance ; yet not a complete one, for they were brought into servitude by Shishak, 2 Chronicles 12:8 , or only for a... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 12:1-12
Israel was very much disgraced and weakened by being divided into two kingdoms; yet the kingdom of Judah, having both the temple and the royal city, both the house of David and the house of Aaron, might have done very well if they had continued in the way of their duty; but here we have all out of order there. I. Rehoboam and his people left God: He forsook the law of the Lord, and so in effect forsook God, and all Israel with him, 2 Chron. 12:1. He had his happy triennium, when he walked in... read more