Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel began to rule in Samaria during the 15th year that Amaziah son of Joash was king of Judah. Jeroboam ruled 41 years.
The Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well. You have done the things that I say are good. You destroyed Ahab’s family the way I wanted you to. So your descendants [131] will rule Israel for four generations.”
Jehoash {died and} was buried with his ancestors. [154] Jeroboam {became the new king and} sat on Jehoash’s throne. Jehoash was buried at Samaria with the kings of Israel.
All the great things that Jehoash did, including how he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are written in the book The History of the Kings of Israel.
Jehoash {died and} was buried with his ancestors. [163] Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Jehoash’s son Jeroboam became the new king after him.
During the time of Jotham and Jeroboam, all these people’s names were written in the family history of Gad. Jotham was the king of Judah and Jeroboam was the king of Israel.
This is the Lord’s message that came to Hosea son of Beeri. This message came during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. This was during the time of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
The message of Amos. Amos was one of the shepherds from the city Tekoa. Amos saw visions {\cf2\super [1]} about Israel during the time that Uzziah was king of Judah and during the time that Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel. This was two years before the earthquake.