26. The Lord saw the terrible suffering of the Israelites; there was no one at all to help them.
27. But it was not the Lord's purpose to destroy Israel completely and for ever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II.
28. Everything else that Jeroboam II did, his brave battles, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Israel, are all recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
29. Jeroboam died and was buried in the royal tombs, and his son Zechariah succeeded him as king.