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2 Kings 14

2 Kings 14:25

Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel · 2 Kings 14:23–29
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Translations

Modern
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
Traditional
He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.
Literal
He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of YHWH, God of Israel, which He had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath-hepher.
Latin
Ipse restituit terminos Israël ab introitu Emath usque ad mare solitudinis, juxta sermonem Domini Dei Israël quem locutus est per servum suum Jonam filium Amathi prophetam, qui erat de Geth, quæ est in Opher.

Original

Hebrew
English
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

Notes

2 Kings 14:25

  • At this time, Israel and Judah lived peacefully, allowing both kingdoms to thrive and regain nearly all the land Solomon once controlled (see 2 Chronicles 26:6–15).

  • Lebo-hamath, mentioned in Egyptian and Assyrian records, was about forty-five miles north of Damascus in the Beqa‘ Valley. Jeroboam’s conquests show the northern kingdom’s military strength. Israel defeated the Arameans because Aram was weakened by Adad-nirari III of Assyria's earlier conquests.

  • Jonah is the well-known prophet who predicted Nineveh's destruction but felt disappointed when God spared its repentant people (Jonah 3:3–4:3).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam II

Events

People

Amittai: Father of the prophet Jonah Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jonah: Prophet swallowed by fish, preached to Nineveh

Places

Gath-hepher: Town in Zebulun; hometown of prophet Jonah Hamath: A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible Salt Sea: Another name for the Dead Sea

Glossary

Amittai Arabah Book of Jonah Dead Sea Galilee Gath-hepher Hamath, Entrance of Jeroboam Jonah (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Lebo-Hamath Manasseh, Tribe of Nineveh, Ninevite Samaria Sea of the Arabah Sea of the Arabah Servant of the Lord

Topics

Amittai: Father of Jonah Gath-Hepher: A City of Zebulun Hamath: Conquest of, by Jeroboam Jeroboam: King of Israel: Makes Conquest of Hamath and Damascus Jonah: A Prophet of Israel Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jeroboam the Second Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Conquests of Jeroboam Prophets: Jonah Syria: Conquest of by Jeroboam