2 Kings 14:23-29

Israel's King Jeroboam

23 In the fifteenth year of Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash^[a] became king of Israel in Samaria; he reigned 41 years.

24 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. He did not turn away from all the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

25 It was he who restored Israel's border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah,^[b] according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.

26 For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter.^[c] There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free.

27 However, the Lord had not said He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so He delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.^[d]

28 The rest of the events of Jeroboam's [reign]-along with all his accomplishments and the power he had to wage war and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah-are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

29 Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king in his place.

2 Kings 14:23-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 14

In this chapter we have the good reign of Amaziah king of Judah, his victories over the Edomites, and war with Jehoash king of Israel, by whom he was taken, who died quickly after, 2Ki 14:1-16, but Amaziah lived fifteen years afterwards, and was slain by a conspiracy against him, and Azariah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 14:17-22, and a short account is given of the reign of Jeroboam the second, king of Israel, 2Ki 14:23-29.

Footnotes

• [a]. Joash
• [b]. Nm 34:3-9
• [c]. 2 Kg 13:4; Ex 3:7-9
• [d]. Joash