2 Kings 14:25

2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 14:25 The Assyrian assault on the area north of Israel had seriously weakened the kingdoms of that region, including Syria. This had allowed Jehoash to recapture some Israelite towns from the Syrians (2 Kings 13:25). In the next few years, the Assyrian kings only occasionally ventured out on military campaigns to their west. This allowed Jeroboam II of Israel, son of Jehoash, to continue the Israelite recovery begun by his father. In fact, he restored the border of northern Israel to the size it had been during Solomon’s reign (1 Kings 8:65). Jonah the son of Amittai, whose story is told in the book of Jonah 1:1, had prophesied that Jeroboam would accomplish this.