Sadly, Jeroboam’s name has bad connotations. Once the Scripture concludes the two narratives of his life his name occurs just a further 25 times, usually in the context of the bad pattern he set for all the kings of Israel (except the last, Hoshea, 2 Kings 17:2) who followed him: “Jeroboam the s...
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