"Jeroboam II"

Jeroboam II (r. 784-748 B.C.E.) – The son of Jehoash, and the greatest ruler in Jehu’s dynasty. The long-reigning ruler captured Damascus and Hamath, subdued Moab, and restored the borders of Israel to the territorial limits of King Solomon, as foretold by the prophet Jonah who encouraged Jeroboam in his wars. The prophets Amos and Hosea, however, protested the ethical failings of the wealthy landowner class spawned by Jeroboam’s expansions, which engendered exploitation of the poor by the mighty, though no action was taken against Amos when his statements were reported to Jeroboam. He was likely buried in Samaria with his predecessors. He does not appear in the Chronicles.