Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

And the princes of Israel, and the king, being in a consternation, said: The Lord is just.

and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, 'Righteous is Jehovah.'

Then the chiefs of Israel and the king made themselves low and said, The Lord is upright.

Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, 'The LORD is righteous.'

And the leaders of Israel, and the king, being in consternation, said, "The Lord is just."

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.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves - This is not mentioned in the parallel place, 1-Kings 14:25-29 : this was the sole reason why Jerusalem was not at this time totally destroyed, and the house of David entirely cut off; for they were totally incapable of defending themselves against this innumerable host.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD [is] (d) righteous.
(d) Therefore he justly punishes you for your sins.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves,.... Both by words acknowledging their sins, and the justice of God, and by deeds, perhaps putting on sackcloth, as was usual on such occasions, and betaking themselves to fasting and prayer:
and they said, the Lord is righteous; in giving them up into the hand of their enemies, seeing they had forsaken him, and sinned against him.

the princes of Israel--(compare 2-Chronicles 12:5, "the princes of Judah").