He restoredthe borderof Israelfrom the entranceof Hamathas faras the Seaof the Arabah,according to the wordof the LORD,the Godof Israel,whichHe spokethroughHis servantJonahthe sonof Amittai,the prophet,whowas of Gath-hepher.
Allthesecameas alliesto the valleyof Siddim(that is, the SaltSea).
So Solomonobservedthe feastat that time,and allIsraelwith him, a greatassemblyfrom the entranceof Hamathto the brookof Egypt,beforethe LORDour God,for sevendaysand seven[more] days,[even] fourteendays.
In thosedaysthe LORDbeganto cutoff[portions] from Israel;and Hazaeldefeatedthem throughoutthe territoryof Israel:
Then Jehoashthe sonof Jehoahaztookagainfrom the handof Ben-hadadthe sonof Hazaelthe citieswhichhe hadtakenin warfrom the handof Jehoahazhis father.ThreetimesJoashdefeatedhim and recoveredthe citiesof Israel.
The LORDgaveIsraela deliverer,so that they escapedfrom underthe handof the Arameans;and the sonsof Israellivedin their tentsas formerly.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD;he did not departfrom allthe sinsof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,whichhe made Israelsin.
"You will fallby the sword.I will judgeyou to the borderof Israel;so you shall knowthat I am the LORD.
"For behold,I am going to raiseup a nationagainstyou, O houseof Israel,"declaresthe LORDGodof hosts,"And they will afflictyou from the entranceof HamathTo the brookof the Arabah."
The wordof the LORDcameto Jonahthe sonof Amittaisaying,
So they wentup and spiedout the landfrom the wildernessof Zinas faras Rehob,at Lebo-hamath.
"An eviland adulterousgenerationseeks aftera sign;and a signwill not be givenit, exceptthe signof Jonah."And He leftthem and went away.
the Arabahalso, with the Jordanas [a] border,from Chinneretheven as faras the seaof the Arabah,the SaltSea,at the footof the slopesof Pisgahon the east.
From thereit continuedeastwardtoward the sunriseto Gath-hepher,to Eth-kazin,and it proceededto Rimmonwhich stretchesto Neah.
