27 However, the Lord had not said He would blot out the name of Israel under heaven,(A) so He delivered(B) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.[a]

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(C) and Hamath,(D) which had belonged to Judah[b] —are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.(E) 29 Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king in his place.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:27 Lit Joash
  2. 2 Kings 14:28 Lit recovered Damascus and for Judah in Israel; Hb obscure

27 And since the Lord had not said he would blot out(A) the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved(B) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

28 As for the other events of Jeroboam’s reign, all he did, and his military achievements, including how he recovered for Israel both Damascus(C) and Hamath,(D) which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(E) of the kings of Israel? 29 Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel. And Zechariah his son succeeded him as king.

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