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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Gill's Exposition
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel,.... Died, and was buried with them:
and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead: who was of the fourth generation from Jehu, as was…
Barnes' Notes
He restored the coast of Israel - Jeroboam, in the course of his long reign, recovered the old boundaries of the holy land to the north, the east, and the southeast. The “entering in of Hamath” is…
Adam Clarke
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…
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
He restored the coast of Israel Here, as before, -coast" has no reference to -seaboard". The territory which Jeroboam recovered was on the east of the Jordan, and so what is meant is that he acquired…
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