2 Kings 14:23 meaning and explanation

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.

2 Kings 14:23, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is a dated regnal notice from the court records of the divided monarchy. The narrator synchronizes the two kingdoms: in Amaziah's fifteenth year as king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash began to rule the northern kingdom of Israel from its capital, Samaria, and his reign lasted forty-one years.

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