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2 Kings 14:28
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes the account of Jeroboam II’s reign, immediately preceding the record of his death and his son Zechariah’s accession.
The words — וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יָרָבְעָם (ve./ye.Ter div.Rei ya.ra.ve.'Am) renders "and the rest of the matters of Jeroboam," while וּגְבוּרָתוֹ (u./ge.vu.ra.T/o) means "and his might."
The thread — The passage points to the lost Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, while Jeroboam’s recovery of Damascus and Hamath stands in contrast to the earlier Davidic subjugation of Aram of Damascus noted in 2 Samuel 8:6 and 1 Chronicles 18:5.
Why it lands — The text records Jeroboam’s military achievements as the direct fulfillment of God’s promise to preserve Israel, while directing the reader to external royal archives for the full historical record.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 11:24 and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
- 2 Samuel 8:6 Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 18:5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
- 2 Chronicles 8:3 Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.