25 (A)He restored the border of Israel (B)from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of (C)the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant (D)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from (E)Gath-hepher. 26 For the Lord (F)saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, (G)for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel. 27 (H)But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

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25 He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath(A) to the Dead Sea,[a](B) in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah(C) son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

26 The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,(D) was suffering;[b](E) there was no one to help them.(F) 27 And since the Lord had not said he would blot out(G) the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved(H) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:25 Hebrew the Sea of the Arabah
  2. 2 Kings 14:26 Or Israel was suffering. They were without a ruler or leader, and