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Jeroboam II, king of Israel

An eighth-century BCE northern king; Second Kings 14:25 links restored borders to the word of Jonah son of Amittai.

Second Kings14:25 concerns restored borders and Jonah son of Amittai; Jonah1–4 concerns the sea, Nineveh, and mercy. Modern comparison distinguishing the figure’s setting from composition, not a portrait of king or prophet
Second Kings14:25 concerns restored borders and Jonah son of Amittai; Jonah1–4 concerns the sea, Nineveh, and mercy. Modern comparison distinguishing the figure’s setting from composition, not a portrait of king or prophetIL Archive; modern explanatory diagram · CC0License · Image source

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Jeroboam II was king of Israel in the eighth century BCE and is identified as Joash’s son in Second Kings 14. The chapter describes restored borders according to Jonah son of AmittaiJonah / YunusProphetic figure in Jonah and the Qur’an; distinguish the Kings notice from the book’s composition and later reception.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s word, without narrating the fish or NinevehNineveh and KuyunjikNineveh is an ancient Assyrian city near Mosul in northern Iraq; Kuyunjik is one of its archaeological moundsGlossary · Click to read the explanation mission there. [1][2]

The notice locates the prophet within Kings, distinct from dating the separate Book of Jonah. The diagram compares the two witnesses’ subjects; it is neither a portrait nor a reconstruction of the king. [1]

References and notes

  1. Second Kings 14:23–29, especially verse 25. Second Kings 14:23–29, especially verse 25. Return to the text ↑
  2. University report, 23 January 2020: eighth-century Samaria ostraca, possibly from Jeroboam’s reign. University report, 23 January 2020: eighth-century Samaria ostraca, possibly from Jeroboam’s reign. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 3 · 15 October 2026 · aladmin

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  2. Edition 2 · 15 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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