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, and reigned forty and one years.
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Gill's Exposition
For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter,.... Being sorely oppressed by their enemies, especially the Syrians; and he was moved to have compassion upon them, and show mercy…
Barnes' Notes
Jeroboam - This is the only instance, in the history of either kingdom, of a recurrent royal appellation. We can scarcely doubt that Jeroboam II was named after the great founder of the Israelite…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Accession of Jeroboam II. king of Israel. His conquests and death (Not in Chronicles)
23. In the fifteenth year of Amaziah Cf. verses 1 and 17. Amaziah reigned 29 years, and he lived 15 years after…