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- Jeroboam II., the son and successor of Jehoash, and the fourteenth king of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years, B.C. 825-784 (2 Kings 14:23).
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Jul 14, 2023 · Jeroboam II was the and succeeded his father Jehoash and grandfather Jehoahaz on the throne of Israel. However, Jeroboam II was not the king over all of Israel. The nation had split into two kingdoms—north and south—in 931 BC, during the reign of Solomon’s son Rehoboam (931-913 BC).
Jan 4, 2022 · A little over a century after Jeroboam’s death, another king named Jeroboam ruled over Israel. King Jeroboam II came to power in 793 BC. He also did evil in the eyes of the Lord (2 Kings 14:24).
Jeroboam II King of Israel. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.
Jeroboam II King of Israel - In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. He did evil in the ...
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A man of great energy, Jeroboam succeeded in developing the northern Kingdom of Israel to its greatest extent. The Syrian kingdom of Damascus, since the very first days of the independent northern kingdom established by Jeroboam's namesake, Jeroboam I, had been a thorn in the flesh of the northern kings. Damascus had been weakened when it was attac...
The second Book of Kings is ambivalent in its attitude toward Jeroboam II. Like all of the northern kings, it denounces him for "doing evil" by supporting Israel's national shrines at Bethel and Dan. Besides their infamous golden calf statues, these shrines competed with Judah's Temple of Jerusalem, which was seen as the only authorized place of Ya...
The short history of Jeroboam II's reign in 2 Kings 14 concludes: It is a pity that the Annals of the Kings of Israel, referred to several times in the Books of Kings, is lost to today's readers, for Jeroboam was clearly one of Israel's greatest kings. He was succeeded by his son Zechariah, who was assassinated within six months and replaced by his...
Albright, William F. The Archaeology of Palestine. Peter Smith Pub Inc, 1985. ISBN 0844600032Bolen, Todd. The Reign of Jeroboam II: A Historical and Archaeological Interpretation. Thesis (Th. M.)—Master's Seminary, 2002.Bright, John. A History of Israel. Westminster John Knox Press, 2000. ISBN 0664220681Finkelstein, Israel. David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition. Free Press, 2006. ISBN 0743243625Jeroboam II King of Israel - In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. He did evil in the ...
From the limited information given in the Bible, it seems that Jeroboam ii was a gifted commander and an able organizer who succeeded in elevating the kingdom of Israel to a last climax before its fall.
