ISRAEL’S KING JEROBOAM

23 In the fifteenth year of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboami 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.j

25 He restored Israel’s borderk from Lebo-hamathl as far as the Sea of the Arabah,m according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonahn son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.o 26 For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitterp for both slaves and free people.C There was no one to help Israel. 27 The Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel under heaven,q so he deliveredr them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.