Jonah served as a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the days of King Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash. One day, Jehovah commanded Jonah to leave Israel and travel to Nineveh, the capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire. His assignment?
( २ राजे १४: २३ - २५) एकदा यहोवाने योनाला इस्राएल सोडून शक्‍तिशाली अश्‍शूरी साम्राज्याची राजधानी निनवे येथे जाण्यास सांगितले.