Lexical Definition

‎יָרׇבְעָם‎ Yârobʻâm (yaw-rob-awm') Jeroboam ^N:N-M-P
from ‎רִיב‎ and ‎עַם‎; (the) people will contend

Jeroboam.

• § Jeroboam = "the people will contend"
• Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings

1) the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign
2) the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained

Extended Information

• A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.13.13
• son of: Joash (יוֹאָשׁ)
• father of: Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יָָֽרָבְעָם‎₁₀₄ proper name, masculine Jeroboam, Ιεροβοαμ (probably = ‎יָרֹב‎ + ‎עַם‎ the people increaseth Thes Kit^{1Kgs 11:26} and others; compare also Gray^{Prop.N. 59; Ency. Bib. i. 139 f.}; > √ ‎ריב‎ the people contendeth or (the god) 'Amm contendeth Nbr^{Stud. Bib. i. 225}, compare Che^{JQ July, 1899, 559; Ency. Bib.}); —

1.₉₀ (Kings Chronicles), leader of revolt of Northern Israel (10th century), and first king 1Kgs 11:26; 1Kgs 12:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 12:20, etc., || 2Chr 10:2 (twice in verse); 2Chr 10:3; 2Chr 10:12 etc., 1Kgs 13:1; 1Kgs 13:4; 1Kgs 13:83 +; (specifically ‎בֶּןנְֿבָט‎ ‎׳‎‎יר‎ 1Kgs 11:26 + 23 t.); in later times (under Deuteronomic influence) as sinful and author of Israel's sin 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 16:7; 1Kgs 16:19; 1Kgs 16:26; 1Kgs 16:31 + 15 t.

2. son of Jehoash of Northern Israel (8th cent.) and 13th king 2Kgs 13:13; 2Kgs 14:16; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 14:27; 2Kgs 14:28; 2Kgs 14:29; 2Kgs 15:1; 2Kgs 15:8; Hos 1:1; Amos 1:1; Amos 7:9; Amos 7:10; Amos 7:11 probably also 1Chr 5:17.

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Profile

Male • King of N. Israel • King of Israel, son of Jehoash.

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeroboam II was a king of Israel who reigned for 41 years, restoring some of Israel's former territories.

• A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.13.13;
• only referred to as Jeroboam יָרׇבְעָם;
• a son of Joash יוֹאָשׁ;
• father of Zechariah זְכַרְיָה.

Jeroboam II was a king of Israel who reigned for 41 years, from around 786 to 746 BC. He was the son of Jehoash and the grandson of Jehoahaz. During his reign, Jeroboam II was able to restore some of Israel's former territories, extending the kingdom's boundaries to the "entrance of Hamath," as predicted by the prophet Jonah.

Despite his military successes, Jeroboam II continued in the idolatrous practices of his predecessors, maintaining the worship of the golden calves in Bethel and Dan. The prophets Amos and Hosea, who were active during his reign, condemned the social injustice, religious corruption, and moral decay prevalent in Israel at the time.

Jeroboam II's reign was marked by prosperity and stability, but this was followed by a period of decline and political turmoil after his death. His son Zechariah succeeded him but was assassinated after only six months on the throne.

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