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26 The Lord saw the misery of Israel, which was extremely bitter for both bound and free.[a] There was no one to help Israel. 27 Since the Lord had not said that he would wipe the name of Israel from under the heavens, he rescued them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Joash.

28 As for the rest of Jeroboam’s acts and everything he did and his mighty deeds, the wars he fought, and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath (which had belonged to Judah) for Israel, are they not written in the annals of the kings of Israel?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:26 It is uncertain which groups of people are referred to by the terms bound and free.