CHAPTER XIV.
Wilderness, or the Dead Sea, to which place the dominion of Israel originally extended, under Jeroboam I. (Calmet) --- Opher, in the tribe of Zabulon. (Challoner) --- Protestants, "which was of Gath-hepher." (Haydock) --- We have not all the works of the prophets, nor did they write all their predictions. (Calmet) --- Here we learn at what time Jonas lived. (Menochius)
Verse 2 Kings 14:25. _HE 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...
HE 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 spo...
6. KINGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Amaziah's reign over Judah (2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chronicles 25)_ 2. The conflict between Israel and Judah (2 Kings 14:8;...
REIGN OF JEROBOAM II. The Deuterono-mistin a short section gives the dry details of Jeroboam's reign, the most famous of Israel's kings. During his forty-one years he completely freed Israel from the...
COAST. border, or boundary. ENTERING OF HAMATH. The pass between Lebanon and Hermon. THE SEA OF THE PLAIN. The Dead Sea. JONAH. Named by the Lord Jesus (Matthew 12:39; Matthew 12:40)....
_He restored the coast of Israel_ Here, as before, -coast" has no reference to -seaboard". The territory which Jeroboam recovered was on the east of the Jordan, and so what is meant is that he acquire...
BY THE HAND OF HIS SERVANT JONAH— The only mention we have of this prophet is in this passage, and in the account of his famous mission to Nineveh, where we shall say more on the subject. What the pro...
II. THE HEYDAY PERIOD 14:23-15:7 Israel and Judah achieved their greatest glory under the reigns of Jeroboam II in the North (2 Kings 14:23-29), and Azariah (Uzziah) in the South (2 Kings 15:1-7). Thi...
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE 2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7 Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
_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 AMI...
14:25 plain, (a-19) The _ Arabah_ . see Joshua 3:16 ....
REIGNS OF AMAZIAH OF JUDAH AND JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL 1. In the second year of Joash.. king of Israel] Joash of Judah reigned 40 years, and as his thirty-seventh year corresponded to the first year of Jo...
RESTORED THE COAST] i.e. extended the territory of Israel to its original boundaries when at the height of its prosperity: see on 2 Kings 14:28. THE ENTERING OF HAMATH] i.e. the gorge between Lebanon...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 14 AMAZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Amaziah, Joash’s son, began to rule as the king of *Judah. That happened durin...
HE RESTORED. — Rather, _He it was who restored the border, i.e._, he wrested out of the hands of the Syrians the territory they had taken from Israel. FROM THE ENTERING OF HAMATH — _i.e._, from the po...
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2 Kings 13:10 THE DYNASTY OF JEHU Jehoahaz 814-797 2 Kings 13:1 JOASH 797-781 2 Kings 13:10;...
OUTWARD PROSPERITY WITHOUT INWARD RENEWAL 2 Kings 14:15 Azariah is elsewhere called Uzziah. See 2 Chronicles 26:1; Isaiah 6:1, _etc_. The two names mean respectively, “whom Jehovah assists” and “the...
Turning back to Judah, we find Amaziah on the throne. "He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet...." The constantly repeated story of limitation in loyalty is told again. Success atte...
The most remarkable events here recorded are concerning the Lord's preserving mercy to Israel, who though giving them up to their enemies, and about to suffer them when the time arrived to go into Bab...
But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings 13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...
HE RESTORED THE COAST OF ISRAEL,.... The cities upon it, which had been taken away from them by their enemies: FROM THE ENTERING OF HAMATH; which was the northern border of the land of Canaan, the en...
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 Amit...
_He restored the coast, &c., from Hamath_ Which was the northern border of the kingdom of Israel; _unto the sea of the plain_ The Dead sea, which was once a goodly plain, and was their southern border...
1 Amaziah his good reigne. 5 His iustice on the murderers of his father. 7 His victory ouer Edom. 8 Amaziah prouoking Iehoash, is ouercome and spoiled. 15 Ieroboam succeedeth Iehoash. 17 Amaziah...
JEROBOAM KING OF ISRAEL...
He restored the coast of Israel, established the ancient boundaries, FROM THE ENTERING OF HAMATH, in the extreme north, in the valley of the Orontes, UNTO THE SEA OF THE PLAIN, the Dead Sea, ACCORDING...
AMAZIAH RULING IN JUDAH (vv.1-20) Joash had only reigned briefly in Israel before Amaziah the son of the other Joash (or Jehoash) became king in Judah. He was 25 when crowned king and reigned 29 yea...
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...
THE ENTERING OF HAMATH was the northern border of the kingdom of Israel, NUMBERS 13:21, NUMBERS 34:8. UNTO THE SEA OF THE PLAIN, i.e. unto the Dead Sea, which once was a goodly plain, GENESIS 13:10, w...
2 Kings 14:25 restored H7725 (H8689) territory H1366 Israel H3478 entrance H935 (H8800) Hamath H2574 Sea H3220 Ara
THE REIGN OF JEROBOAM II, KING OF ISRAEL C. 782/81-753 BC. CO-REGENT FROM 793/2 BC (2 KINGS 14:23). Jeroboam II succeeded Jehoash of Israel at a time when Israel's fortunes were rising. The might of t...
CONTENTS: Reign of Amaziah over Judah. War between Israel and Judah. Reign of Jeroboam in Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, Amaziah, Jehoash, Jeroboam, Jonah, Azariah. CONCLUSION: Those who are too eager,...
2 Kings 14:2. _His mother's name was Jehoaddan._ The mothers of the kings of Judah are mostly mentioned by name, but those of the kings of Israel are seldom named so expressly; for the kings of Israel...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 14:25 The Assyrian assault on the area north of Israel had seriously weakened the kingdoms of that region, including Syria. This had allowed Jehoash to recapture some Israelite...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 14:23. IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR, &C., JEROBOAM, KING OF ISRAEL, &c.—_Israel’s history resumed_. This was Jeroboam II. His reign was marked by idolatry, yet also...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 14:1 REIGNS OF AMAZIAH, SON OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH, OVER JUDAH, AND OF JEROBOAM, SON...
Now we're coming again to Amaziah who became the king in Israel at the death of his father, who was assassinated at the end of chapter twelve. Now in the second year that Joash the son of Jehoahaz was...
Amos 6:14; Deuteronomy 3:17; Ezekiel 47:16; Genesis 14:3; Jonah 1:1;...
The sea — Unto the dead sea, once a goodly plain, Genesis 13:10, which was their southern border....