For a season these predicted judgments were stayed, and during the long reign of Jeroboam II the armies of Israel gained signal victories; but this time of apparent prosperity wrought no change in the hearts of the impenitent, and it was finally decreed, "Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land." Amos 7:11.

De forudsagte straffedomme blev ikke fuldbyrdet lige med det samme, og under Jeroboam den Andens lange regering vandt Israels hære afgørende sejre. Den tilsyneladende velstand fremkaldte dog ingen forandring i de ubodfærdiges hjerte, og til sidst udgik denne befaling: "For sværdet skal Jeroboam dø, og Israel skal bortføres fra sin jord." Amos. 7,11.