2 Raja-raja 14:23-25

Jeroboam II’s Reign over Israel

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.

[14:23]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[14:24]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[14:24]  ³ tn Heb “turn away from all.”

[14:25]  ⁴ tn The phrases “in the north” and “in the south” are added in the translation for clarification.

[14:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “which he spoke by the hand of.”