Editing Jeroboam II (section)

{{Short description|Israeli monarch}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Jeroboam II
| title        = 
| image        = Jeroboam II.png
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| caption      = Jeroboam II from [[Guillaume Rouillé]]'s ''[[Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum]]'' (1553)
| succession   = [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)]]
| reign        = 41 years<br>793–753 BC<br>or<br>786–746 BC
| coronation   = 
| predecessor  = [[Jehoash of Israel|Jehoash]]
| father       = [[Jehoash of Israel|Jehoash]]
| successor    = [[Zechariah of Israel|Zechariah]]
| royal house  = 
| regent       = 
}}

'''Jeroboam II''' ({{langx|he|יָרָבְעָם}}, ''Yāroḇʿām''; {{langx|el|Ἱεροβοάμ}}; {{langx|la|Hieroboam/Jeroboam}}), also referred to as '''Jeroboam son of Jehoash''', was the successor of [[Jehoash of Israel|Jehoash]] (alternatively spelled Joash) and the thirteenth king of the ancient [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]], over which he ruled for forty-one years in the eighth century BC. His reign was contemporary with those of [[Amaziah of Judah|Amaziah]]<ref>Bible {{bibleverse|2 Kings|14:23|KJV}}</ref> and [[Uzziah of Judah|Uzziah]],<ref>Bible {{bibleverse|2 Kings|15:1|KJV}}</ref> kings of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. Jeroboam is the fourth king of the [[House of Jehu]] and the longest-reigning king of the kingdom of Israel in Samaria. He is described as a military commander who fought Syria.