Israel’s King Jeroboam

²³ In the fifteenth year of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam^(A) son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one 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.^(B)

²⁵ He restored Israel’s border^(C) from Lebo-hamath^(D) as far as the Sea of the Arabah,^(E) according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah^(F) son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.^{(G) 26} For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter^(H) for both slaves and free people.^[a] There was no one to help Israel. ²⁷ The Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel under heaven,^(I) so he delivered^(J) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

²⁸ The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign—along with all his accomplishments, the power he had to wage war, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus^(K) and Hamath,^(L) which had belonged to Judah^[b]—are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.^{(M) 29} Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king in his place.^(N)