Bible Strands
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
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Study note
Setting — The biblical narrator records a historical update during the reign of King Jeroboam II, noting a shift in Israel's geopolitical status following a period of severe national affliction.
The words — הֵשִׁיב (he.Shiv) translates literally as "he restored," and גְּב֣וּל (ge.Vul) means "the border," describing the reestablishment of territorial limits.
The thread — The verse's geographic markers appear in Numbers 13:21 and Deuteronomy 3:17, while the prophet's hometown of Gath-hepher is located in Joshua 19:13.
Why it lands — The text claims that the nation's territorial recovery directly fulfilled a prior prophetic declaration, positioning divine speech as the cause of political change rather than human effort.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:17 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.
- Numbers 13:21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Joshua 19:13 From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
- 1 Kings 8:65 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.
- Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
- Matthew 12:39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Genesis 14:3 The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Numbers 34:7 Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,
- 2 Kings 13:25 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.
- Ezekiel 47:16 Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.