2 Kings 14:25

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 Gathhepher.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
restored	הֵשִׁיב֙ he.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
coast	גְּב֣וּל ge.Vul	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
entering	מִלְּב֥וֹא mi.le.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Hamath	חֲמָ֖ת cha.Mat	H2574	Chamath · proper noun, a place name
sea	יָ֣ם yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular construct
plain	הָעֲרָבָ֑ה ha.'a.ra.Vah	H6160	a desert · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
word	כִּדְבַ֤ר kid.Var	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
spake	דִּבֶּ֗ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
servant	עַבְדּ֞וֹ av.Do	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jonah	יוֹנָ֤ה yo.Nah	H3124	Jonah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Amittai	אֲמִתַּי֙ 'a.mi.Tai	H573	Amittai · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Gath-hepher	מִגַּ֥ת mi.Gat	H1662	Gath-Chepher · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 3:17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah e…
Numbers 13:21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Joshua 19:13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
1 Kings 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt…
Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Matthew 12:39-40 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the…
Genesis 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
Numbers 34:7-8 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:23–end

Here is an account of the reign of Jeroboam the second. I doubt it is an indication of the affection and adherence of the house of Jehu to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, that they called an heir-apparent to the crown by his name, thinking that an honourable name which in the book of God is infamous and stigmatized as much as any. I. His reign was long, the longest of all the reigns of the kings of Israel: He reigned forty-one years; yet his contemporary Azariah, the king of Judah, reigned longer, even fifty-two years. This Jeroboam reigned just as long as Asa had done (Kg1 15:10), yet one did that which was good and the other that which was evil. We cannot mea…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:23

JEROBOAM'S WICKED REIGN OVER ISRAEL. (Kg2 14:23-29) Jeroboam, the son of Joash king of Israel--This was Jeroboam II who, on regaining the lost territory, raised the kingdom to great political power (Kg2 14:25), but adhered to the favorite religious policy of the Israelitish sovereigns (Kg2 14:24). While God granted him so great a measure of national prosperity and eminence, the reason is expressly stated (Kg2 14:26-27) to be that the purposes of the divine covenant forbade as yet the overthrow of the kingdom of the ten tribes (see Kg2 13:23). Next: 2 Kings Chapter 15

Adam Clarke on 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 that Jeroboam the second left the kingdom as ample as it was when the ten tribes separated under Jeroboam the first.

John Gill on 2 Kings 14:25

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 entrance into it from Syria, see Numbers 34:8, unto the sea of the plain: of Jordan, called sometimes the salt sea and the Dead Sea; the lake Asphaltites, as Josephus (k), where formerly stood Sodom and Gomorrah: 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 same with him whose prophecy among the small prophets bears this name; and though his prophecy concerning Jeroboam's success and victories is not there, nor anywhere…

The Church Fathers

"He restored the boundaries of Israel from the entrance of Hamath, etc." [2 Kings 14:25] It is said of Jeroboam, king of Israel: He restored the boundaries of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah. Hamath, which is now called Epiphania, was the northern boundary of Israel. However, the sea of the Arabah, which in Hebrew is called Araba, designates the Dead Sea, which in length extends for 580 stadia to Zoaras of Arabia, and in width for 150 stadia to the nearby Sodoms.
— Bede, Questions on the Book of Kings #22

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Dictionary and topics

Amittai — True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1).
Arabah — Plain, in the Revised Version of 2 Kings 14:25; Josh. 3:16; 8:14; 2 Sam. 2:29; 4:7 (in all these passages the A.V. has “plain”); Amos 6:14 (A.V. “wilderness”). This word is found in the Authorized…
Gath-hepher — Wine-press of the well, a town of Lower Galilee, about 5 miles from Nazareth; the birthplace of Jonah (2 Kings 14:25); the same as Gittah-hepher (Josh. 19:13). It has been identified with the modern…
Gathhepher, Or Gittahhepher — (wine-press on the hill), a town on the border of the territory of Zebulun, not far from Japhia, now ’Yafa, (Joshua 19:12,13) celebrated as the native place of the prophet Jonah. (2 Kings 14:25)…
Jehoahaz — Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr. 21:17; 22:1, 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of…
Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Jonah — A dove, the son of Amittai of Gath-hepher. He was a prophet of Israel, and predicted the restoration of the ancient boundaries (2 Kings 14:25-27) of the kingdom. He exercised his ministry very early…
Plain — (1.) Heb. ‘abel (Judg. 11:33), a “grassy plain” or “meadow.” Instead of “plains of the vineyards,” as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has “Abel-cheramim” (q.v.), comp. Judg. 11:22; 2…
Sea, The Salt — the usual and perhaps the most ancient name for the remarkable lake which to the western world is now generally known as the Dead Sea. I. Names.— (1) The Salt Sea, (Genesis 14:3) (2) Sea of the…
Amittai · Father ofJonah — Father ofJonah

2 Kings 14:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 14:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 14:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 14:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 14:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 14:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 14:25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 14:25

Rashi on 2 Kings 14:25