Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 14:25
25He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.
2 Kings 14:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which He had spoken through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath Hepher.
Context of 2 Kings 14:25
23In the fifteenth year of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24He 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. He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher. 26For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter for both slaves and free people. There was no one to help Israel. 27The Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel under heaven, so he delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
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ה֗וּא הֵשִׁיב֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֑ה כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד־עַבְדּ֞וֹ יוֹנָ֤ה בֶן־אֲמִתַּי֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִגַּ֥ת הַחֵֽפֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He restoredשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- from the enteringלְב֥וֹאbô' · LeboH935
- of Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574
- unto the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- of the plainעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · (Sea of) the ArabahH6160
- according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- by the handיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
- of his servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Jonahיוֹנָהyônâh · JonahH3124
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Amittaiאֲמִתַּי'ămittay · AmittaiH573
- the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- of Gath–hepherגַּת הַחֵ֫פֶרgath-hachêpher gittâh-chêpher · Gath-hepherH1662
Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:25
- Numbers 13:21So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.
- Numbers 34:7This will be your northern border: From the Mediterranean Sea draw a line to Mount Hor;
- Ezekiel 47:16Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
- Amos 6:14But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel — this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies — and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.
- Genesis 14:3All of these came as allies to the Siddim Valley (that is, the Dead Sea).
- Deuteronomy 3:17The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
- Jonah 1:1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:
- Matthew 12:39He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Matthew 16:4An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
- Joshua 19:13From there, it went due east to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon, curving around to Neah.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25He restored the coast of Israel - From the description that is here given, it appears that Jeroboam reconquered all the territory that had been taken from the kings of Israel; so that Jeroboam the second left the kingdom as ample as it was when the ten tribes separated under Jeroboam the first.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25He restored the coast of Israel - Jeroboam, in the course of his long reign, recovered the old boundaries of the holy land to the north, the east, and the southeast. The “entering in of Hamath” is spoken of as the northern boundary; the “sea of the plain,” or the Dead Sea, is the southern boundary (see the marginal references): here Israel adjoined on Moab. The entire tract east of Jordan had been lost to Israel in the reign of Jehu and that of Jehoahaz 2…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 God raised up the prophet Jonah, and by him declared the purposes of his favour to Israel. It is a sign that God has not cast off his people, if he continues faithful ministers among them. Two reasons are given why God blessed them with those victories: 1. Because the distress was very great, which made them objects of his compassion. 2. Because the decree was not yet gone forth for their destruction. Many prophets there had been in Israel…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25At this time, Israel and Judah lived peacefully, allowing both kingdoms to thrive and regain nearly all the land Solomon once controlled (see 2 Chronicles 26:6–15). Lebo-hamath, mentioned in Egyptian and Assyrian records, was about forty-five miles north of Damascus in the Beqa‘ Valley. Jeroboam’s conquests show the northern kingdom’s military strength. Israel defeated the Arameans because Aram was weakened by Adad-nirari III of Assyria's earlier…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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