14:28a As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam,

Many other things happened while King Jeroboam ruled ⌊Israel⌋ .

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Many other things took place while Jeroboam was king.

14:28b along with all his accomplishments and might,

He used his soldiers to accomplish many things.

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He did many things and won many battles.

14:28c and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel

Hamath is also mentioned in Amos 6:2.

In addition, he got/won back Damascus and Hamath ⌊cities⌋ ⌊from their enemies⌋ .

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He took/gained back ⌊the cities of⌋ Damascus and Hamath for ⌊the people of⌋ Israel.

14:28d from Judah,

They had been ⌊in the power⌋ of Judah.

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⌊These were cities⌋ that the men/army of Judah had earlier ⌊possessed/conquered⌋ .

14:28c-d (reordered)

Damascus and Hamath were ⌊Aramean/Syrian⌋ cities that had been taken from Judah ⌊by their enemies⌋ . Jeroboam recaptured those cities for ⌊the people of⌋ Israel.

14:28e are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

⌊These events⌋ were all written in the scroll/book containing the records of the kings of Israel.

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People recorded all these events in the book called “History of the Kings of Israel.”

14:28a-e (reordered)

People recorded all that happened during the life of King Jeroboam, including how he had recaptured Damascus and Hamath cities for Israel. These cities had been taken from Judah. You/One can read about these things in the book recording the history of the kings of Israel.

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