14:23 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Judah’s King Amaziah, son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Joash became king over Israel. He reigned for forty-one years in Samaria. 1 14:24 He did evil in the sight of 2 the Lord; he did not repudiate 3 the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin. 14:25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath in the north to the sea of the Arabah in the south, 4 in accordance with the word of the Lord God of Israel announced through 5 his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
1 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
3 tn Heb “turn away from all.”
4 tn The phrases “in the north” and “in the south” are added in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “which he spoke by the hand of.”