Jeroboam II

Jeroboam II

Jeroboam II (Hebrew: יָרָבְעָם, Yāroḇʿām; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ; Latin: Hieroboam/Jeroboam), also referred to as Jeroboam son of Jehoash, was the successor of Jehoash (alternatively spelled Joash) and the thirteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years in the eighth century BC. His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah and Uzziah, kings of Judah. Jeroboam is the fourth king of the House of Jehu and the longest-reigning king of the kingdom of Israel in Samaria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeroboam II has received more than 298,677 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jeroboam II is the 1,858th most popular politician (down from 1,603rd in 2019).

Jeroboam II is most famous for his religious reforms, which caused the northern kingdom of Israel to separate from the southern kingdom of Judah.