Jeroboam יָֽרָבְעָם
King of Israel, son of Jehoash.
Biography
Jeroboam II was a king of Israel who reigned for 41 years, from around 786 to 746 BC. He was the son of Jehoash and the grandson of Jehoahaz. During his reign, Jeroboam II was able to restore some of Israel's former territories, extending the kingdom's boundaries to the "entrance of Hamath," as predicted by the prophet Jonah.
Despite his military successes, Jeroboam II continued in the idolatrous practices of his predecessors, maintaining the worship of the golden calves in Bethel and Dan. The prophets Amos and Hosea, who were active during his reign, condemned the social injustice, religious corruption, and moral decay prevalent in Israel at the time.
Jeroboam II's reign was marked by prosperity and stability, but this was followed by a period of decline and political turmoil after his death. His son Zechariah succeeded him but was assassinated after only six months on the throne.
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In Scripture
4 biblical books ; 1 with study content2 Kings 5 verses
- 2 Kings 13:13
"Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel."
- 2 Kings 14:16
"Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place."
- 2 Kings 14:23
"In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria for forty-one years."
- 2 Kings 14:27
"Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash."
- 2 Kings 14:28
"Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 5:17
"All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel."
Hosea 1 verse
- Hosea 1:1
"Yahweh’s word that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
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Amos 4 verses
- Amos 1:1
"The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake."
- Amos 7:9
"The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”"
- Amos 7:10
"Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words."
- Amos 7:11
"For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’ ”"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יָֽרָבְעָם | H3379H |