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25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath[a] in the north to the sea of the rift valley[b] in the south,[c] just as in the message from the Lord God of Israel that he had announced through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:25 tn Or “entrance of Hamath” (so NASB and cf. KJV). This may be a site some 44 miles north of Damascus (see T. R. Hobbs, 2 Kings [WBC], 182).
  2. 2 Kings 14:25 tn The “sea of the rift valley” is the Dead Sea.
  3. 2 Kings 14:25 tn The phrases “in the north” and “in the south” are added in the translation for clarification.

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.

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