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2 Kings 14

2 Kings 14:28

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

Modern
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Traditional
Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Literal
And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might with which he made war and with which he brought back Damascus and Hamath of Judah into Israel, are they not written in the Book of the Words of the Days of the Kings of Israel?
Latin
Reliqua autem sermonum Jeroboam, et universa quæ fecit, et fortitudo ejus qua præliatus est, et quomodo restituit Damascum et Emath Judæ in Israël, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël?

Original

Hebrew
English
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Notes

2 Kings 14:26–28

  • He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam: God saw the people's helplessness and stayed true to the covenant with Israel's ancestors (2 Kings 13:23).

  • the rest of the acts of Jeroboam: The narrator suggests Jeroboam's God-given power and wealth. The Samaria ostraca (inscribed pottery fragments) also shows that this was a time of prosperity. The prophecies of Hosea and Amos reveal that despite the wealth during Jeroboam's reign, the Israelites did not turn to the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Arameans Jeroboam II

Events

People

Chronicles: Historical records of the kings of Israel and Judah Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jeroboam: King of Israel, son of Jehoash Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Damascus: Ancient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history Hamath: A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible

Glossary

Damascus Jeroboam Kings, Books of First and Second Nineveh, Ninevite Orontes Samaria

Topics

Damascus: Recovered by Jeroboam Hamath: Conquest of, by Jeroboam Jeroboam: King of Israel: Makes Conquest of Hamath and Damascus Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jeroboam the Second Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Conquests of Jeroboam Syria: Conquest of by Jeroboam