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And Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And Jeroboam (Hebr. Jarovam), his son, reigned in his place.
[Jeroboam II was the grandson of Jehu and the son of Joash. He reigned 41 years (786-746 BC).]
In the 15th year of Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam (Hebr. Jarovam), son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned 41 years.
And the Lord (Yahweh) did not say that he would destroy Israel from under heaven (literally: "from under the heavens"), and (therefore) he saved them through the hand of Jeroboam, the son of Joash. [The destruction on earth is described from God's perspective – I will destroy from under the heavens.]
What else is there about Jeroboam's deeds, and all that he did, and his strength, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath for Judah in Israel, it is written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers with the kings of Israel. And Zechariah his son reigned in his place.
[Azariah is the same person as Uzziah, see ; ; . He is the eighth king of Judah after the division and the tenth king after David. In this chapter, there are two spellings of his name in Hebr. Azarjah (verses 1, 7, 17, 23, 27) and Azarajaho (verses 6 and 8).]
In the 27th year of Jeroboam, king of Israel, Azariah (Hebr. Azarjah) [Uzziah], son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.
[Zechariah (Hebr. Zecharjaho) was the 14th king of Israel. He reigned for six months before being killed by his successor. The shorter form of his name, Zechariah, is used in ; .]
In the 38th year of Azariah (Hebr. Azarjaho) [Uzziah], king of Judah, Zechariah (Hebr. Zecharjaho), son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.
All these were recorded in the genealogical register in the days of King Jotham of Judah [750-735 BC in the southern kingdom] and King Jeroboam of Israel [793-735 BC in the northern kingdom].
The word of the Lord (Yahweh) that came to [the prophet] Hosea (Hebr. Hoshea; meaning: salvation), son of Beeri, in the days of
Uzziah (Hebr. Uzzijaho) [10th ruler of the Southern Kingdom; reigned 788-736 BC],
Jotham [11th ruler of the Southern Kingdom; reigned approx. 758-742 BC, first ten years together with his leprous father (), then alone, and finally three years with his son Ahaz],
Ahaz [12th ruler of the Southern Kingdom; reigned c. 742-726 BC, the last years together with his son Hezekiah]
and Hezekiah (Hebr. Jechizqijah) [13th king of the Southern Kingdom; reigned 726-697 BC]
were kings of Judah [the Southern Kingdom]
and the days when
Jeroboam [the second, reigned 793-753 BC] was king of Israel [the 13th king of the Northern Kingdom].
[Hosea served as a prophet in the northern kingdom for about 40 years (760-722 BC). Only Jeroboam II of the northern kingdom is mentioned here. The last six kings are: Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hosea. They reigned from about 750 to 722 BC, when the capital Samaria was captured by the Assyrian ruler Sargon II and the population of the country was deported to Assyria.]
Prov of Amos, one of the shepherds from Tekoa [a small town in the hill country of Judah, 16 km south of Jerusalem]. This is what he saw concerning Israel [the northern kingdom] when
Uzziah (Hebr. Uzzijaho) was king of Judah [783-742 BC] and
Jeroboam, Joash's son, was king of Israel [786-746 BC],
two years before the earthquake.
[The earthquake is also mentioned in . During excavations in 2021 on the eastern slopes of the City of David, a large number of broken vessels, bowls, and lamps were found. The findings are consistent with similar findings in northern Israel that indicate an earthquake during the reign of King Uzziah in the mid-700s BC.
Amos, who is from Judah (the southern kingdom), is thus writing to Israel (the northern kingdom). In 722 BC, the northern kingdom falls to Assyria, so these words are written about 40 years before this event.]
and the high places of Isaac and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
[The first king of the Northern Kingdom, Jeroboam, had established the worship of the idol Baal in the city of Bethel, see . Amaziah is the leading priest there, who also seems to have had political influence in that region. Amos has just delivered three prophecies, the last of which mentions that the high places of sacrifice will be laid waste, see . This angers Amaziah, the priest of Baal.] Amaziah
(Hebr. Amatsjaho), the priest of Bethel, sent this message to King
Jeroboam [the 13th king of the Northern Kingdom] of Israel: "Amos is conspiring against you in the heart of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words
[prophecies].
For thus says Amos: 'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be led away captive from their land. '" [Amos prophesied this in .]
