2 Kings 14:25 “This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the…”

2 Kings 14:25

This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.

World English Bible

He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to the LORD, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.

American Standard Version

He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Jehovah, the God of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.

Geneva Bible 1599

He restored the coast of Israel, from the entring of Hamath, vnto the Sea of the wildernesse, according to the worde of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by his seruant Ionah the sonne of Amittai the Prophet, which was of Gath Hepher.

Darby Translation

He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the sea of the plain, according to the word of Jehovah the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah the prophet, the son of Amittai, who was of Gath-Hepher.

Young's Literal Translation

He hath brought back the border of Israel, from the entering in of Hamath unto the sea of the desert, according to the word of Jehovah, God of Israel, that He spake by the hand of His servant Jonah son of Amittai the prophet, who [is] of Gath-Hepher,

Bible in Basic English

He got back the old limits of Israel from the way into Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, as the Lord had said by his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of Gath-hepher.

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Cross references

“from the entering”

Numbers 13:21 Ezekiel 47:16–18 Amos 6:14 Numbers 34:7 Numbers 34:8

Numbers 13:21 · BSB

So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

Ezekiel 47:16–18 · BSB

Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

Amos 6:14 · BSB

For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”

Numbers 34:7 · BSB

Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,

Numbers 34:8 · BSB

and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,

“unto the sea”

Deuteronomy 3:17 Genesis 14:3

Deuteronomy 3:17 · BSB

The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

Genesis 14:3 · BSB

The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).

“Jonah”

Jonah 1:1 Matthew 16:4 Matthew 12:39 Matthew 12:40

Jonah 1:1 · BSB

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Matthew 16:4 · BSB

A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

Matthew 12:39 · BSB

Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matthew 12:40 · BSB

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

“Jonas”

Joshua 19:13

Joshua 19:13 · BSB

From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

Also

1 Kings 8:65 2 Kings 13:25 2 Kings 10:32

1 Kings 8:65 · BSB

So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.

2 Kings 13:25 · BSB

Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.

2 Kings 10:32 · BSB

In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

26For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,

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