the kings of israel
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The KINGS of ISRAEL
JUDAH ISRAEL
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SAUL 40 yrs 1063-1023BC Ok, then evil.
Tallest man
in Israel.
Was great warrior, because God was
with him. Became jealous of David
because women ascribed greater victories to David than to Saul.
Began his reign ok, but then became very evil. Would not obey
God’s commands, and then justified himself. Wanted to kill David and
tried to do so. Was finally killed in battle.
Israel was united at this time, thus nothing is
listed in this column.
Died-age 58
1023 BC
ISH-BOSHETH 2 yrs
1023-1021 BC Son of Saul Made king over Israel by Abner.
Reigned over Gilead, Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and
all Israel-2 Sam 2:9. Was 40 yrs old when began to reign. Reigned
2 yrs and was murdered-2 Sam 4:7.
1023 BC
DAVID 40 yrs 1023-983 BC A man after
God’s own heart.
1 Sam 13:14 Acts 13:22
Did sin, but repented.
Committed adultery,
then murder.
David 30 yrs old-began to reign. He
did what was right in God’s eyes. At first he was king in Hebron over
the house of Judah-7 yrs and 6 mo. There was war between the houses
of David and of Saul. David grew stronger, house of Saul
grew weaker-2 Sam 3:1. David’s sons born in Hebron:
Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream-2
Numbered the people.
Sam 3:2-5, ref 1 Chr 3:1-3. David made king over Israel after
Ish-bosheth’s death.
1016 BC All united to David. Jebus-which is Jerusalem taken-
2 Sam 5:6-9; 1 Chr 11:4-7. Many more sons and daughters
born to David in Jerusalem- 2 Sam 5:13-16; 1 Chr 3:5-9; 1 Chr
14:3-7.
1003 BC David sinned. 2 Sam 11:3,4,15,17-
He lay with Uriah’s wife. Then
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arranged to have Uriah killed.
David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord…all the days
of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite-1 Ki 15:5.
God’s judgment upon David was the sword shall never depart
from thine house. Also thy neighbour shall lie with
thy wives-2 Sam 12:10,11.
1002 BC Also David’s child by Uriah’s wife died-2 Sam 12:15.
1001 BC Solomon born.
991 BC Absalom rebels against David. Reigns in Hebron-2 Sam 15:1-12.
Then comes to Jerusalem- 2 Sam 15:37. Absalom defiles
David’s concubines-2 Sam 16:22. Absalom seeks to kill his father-
2 Sam 17.
990 BC Absalom killed. Israel flees from David’s forces-2 Sam 18:17. David
returns to Jerusalem-2 Sam 20:2,3.
986 BC David delights in numbering
Israel and Judah. Israel 800,000 men that drew sword and Judah
500,000. Levi, Benjamin not counted. David confesses he had
sinned-2 Sam 24:10. The Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel. 70,000
men died.
984 BC
SOLOMON 40 yrs 984-943 BC Solomon
loved the Lord,
Anointed king-1 Ki 1:38.
(David) 983 BC His last words-2 Sam 23:1-7.
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walking
in the
statutes of David his
father- 1 Kings 3:3.
His instructions to Solomon-
1 Ki 2:1-9.
David dies-1 Ki 2:10.
983-943 BC Solomon reigns. David is dead.
Faithful to the Lord,
but later in his life, he
departed from the
Lord. Loved many women
who turned his
heart away.
983 BC Lord appeared to Solomon, ask
what I shall give thee. He asked for an understanding heart to judge
Thy people. God said…Because asked this thing…I have done
according to thy words. I have also given thee…riches, and honor.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways… I will lengthen thy days.-1 Ki 3:5-14.
980-970 BC Solomon had the Temple built.
973 BC 1 Ki 6:38-The house was finished throughout all the parts. So was he
seven years in building it.
973-970 BC Furnishings for the Temple, 3 yrs.
970 BC Temple dedicated-1 Ki 8:63.
980-960 BC It is written: at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built
the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house-
1 Ki 9:10.
959 BC Queen of Sheba came to Solomon-
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1 Ki 10:1.
959 BC 1 Ki 4:30-34-And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all
the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he
was wiser than all men…And he spake three thousand proverbs: and
his songs were a thousand and five. And there came of all people to
hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had
heard of his wisdom.
959 BC Solomon begins to backslide at
about the age of 42. I King 11:1-11-King Solomon
loved many strange women, together with the daughter of
Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,
and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the LORD said
unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither
shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your
heart after their gods: Solomon
clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives,
princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned
away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old,
that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his
heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart
of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess
of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the
Ammonites. And Solomon did
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evil in the sight of the LORD, and
went not fully after the LORD,
as did David his father. Then did Solomon build an high place for
Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before
Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of
Ammon. And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt
incense and sacrificed unto their gods. And the LORD was angry
with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God
of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, And had commanded
him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but
he kept not that which the LORD commanded. Wherefore the
LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee,
…I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy
servant. I King 11:12,13- Notwithstanding in thy days I will
not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the
hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom;
but will give one tribe to thy son
for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have
chosen. This was what caused the kingdom
to split: the northern called Israel and the southern called Judah.
959-952 BC 1 Ki 11:23-40-The Lord stirred up adversaries against Solomon.
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943 BC Solomon reigned 40 years over
Israel in Jerusalem.
Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David-1 Ki
11:41,42; 2 Chr 9:30,31.
The unified kingdom ends, because
of the sins of Solomon.
943 BC
DIVIDED KINGDOM
943-721 BC (or 719)
(The last year of a king’s reign may be counted as the first year of the next king. Dates arranged on each side to correspond with the other.)
KINGS of JUDAH—KINGS of ISRAEL
Judah was given 2 tribes by the Lord. This was known as the Southern Kingdom. Israel was given 10 tribes by the Lord. This was known as the Northern Kingdom. The 2 tribes are Benjamin and Judah. The 10 tribes include Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon
THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM-JUDAH THE NORTHERN KINGDOM-ISRAEL
The leadership of this kingdom continues from the lineage of David.
Jerusalem is in the Southern Kingdom.
943 BC 943 BC
REHOBOAM 17 yrs 943-927 BC Evil. Walked in
the ways of David 3 yrs-
2 Chr 11:17.
People sinned. Was made king in Shechem. Jeroboam and Israel
came to Rehoboam. He threatened Israel with very harsh treatment-ref
2 Chr 10:13-16. Thus, 10 tribes
of Israel split from Judah, a result of Solomon’s sin. Thus, only
two tribes were left to Rehoboam-
Judah and Benjamin. Ref 1 Ki 12:21.
Built Bethlehem-2 Chr 11:6.
JEROBOAM
(son of Nebat) 22 yrs 943-922 BC Very evil. 2 golden calves.
Jeroboam and Israel came to
Rehoboam (son of Solomon) asking they not be treated
harshly. Rehoboam threatened
the 10 tribes with very harsh treatment-ref 2 Chr 10:13-16.
940 BC Turned from
God. Did evil.
Made golden calves-2 Chr 13:8. And said-thy gods…which
brought thee…out of…Egypt- 1 Ki 12:28.
939 BC Egypt came and took much spoil- 1 Ki 14:25,26, because they had
forsaken the Lord-2 Chr 12:5. And when he humbled himself, the
wrath of the Lord turned from him-
2 Chr 12:12.
Built Shechem 945 BC.
There was war between Rehoboam
& Jeroboam all their days-1 Ki
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14:30.
There was war between Rehoboam
and Jeroboam all their days- 1 Ki 14:30.
927 BC Rehoboam died-1 Ki 14:31.
927 BC
ABIJAM
(Abijah)
(Abia)
3 yrs 926-924 BC Walked in the
sins of Rehoboam.
Evil, but relied on the
Lord some- 1 Ki 15:3,4;
2 Chr13:10.
War between Abijam and Jeroboam. God helped Judah,
because they relied on Him. 500,000 men of Israel killed-
2 Chr 13:17,18. Abijam died-1 Ki 15:8.
War between Abijam and Jeroboam. 500,000 men of
Israel died.
924 BC
924 BC
ASA 41 yrs 924-884 BC Righteous.
Sought the Lord.
Had an army of 500,000.
Had peace first 10 yrs. 923 BC
DUAL REIGN (Jeroboam #1 and Nadab 923-922 BC)
NADAB 2 yrs 923-922 BC Evil.
914-913 BC At the end, Asa turned
from the Lord and
put God’s prophet in
prison- 2 Chr 16:10.
Ethiopians came against Asa with 1 million men and 300 chariots.
Asa sought the Lord. Lord smote the Ethiopians. They fled.
922 BC Jeroboam sick, then dies- 2 Chr 13:20; 1 Ki 14:20. Baasha killed Nadab-1 Ki 15:28.
922 BC
BAASHA 24 yrs 922-899 BC Evil. Walked in
ways of Jeroboam.
Slew house of Jeroboam- 1 Ki 15:29. 910 BC Took sodomites out of the land and
removed idols his father had made-
1 Ki 15:12. War between Asa and Baasha-
1 Ki 15:16.
900 BC 900 BC War between Asa and Baasha-
1 Ki 15:32. In 36th yr of Asa’s reign, Baasha came against Judah-
2 Chr 16:1.
Judah paid Syria to war against Israel; thus, Israel left Judah alone-
1 Ki 15:19.
899 BC
doesn’t seem to match
1 Ki 16:8.
Baasha died.
Provoked Israel to sin with their vanities-1 Ki 16:13.
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899 BC
899 BC Judah defeats Israel with Syrian help. Did not trust in the Lord this
time-2 Chr 16:1-9.
ELAH 2 yrs 899-898 BC Evil. Killed by Zimri, in the 27th year of Asa-1 Ki 16:10. He was captain of half of his chariots.
36th yr of
Asa’s reign.
Date does
not seem
to match
1 Ki 16:8 w/
2 Chr 16:1.
In 26th yr of
Asa-1 Ki 16:8
Elah began to reign.
898 BC
ZIMRI 7 days 898 BC Evil.
Walked in ways of
Jeroboam- 1 Ki 16:19.
Slew house of Baasha, including
friends-1 Ki 16:11-13. In 27th yr
of Asa-
1 Ki 16:10.
Killed himself when Omri took the city he was in-1 Ki 16:18.
898 BC
OMRI 4yrs 898-894 BC Very evil. Dual reign w/ Tibni for 4 yrs.
In 27th year of
Asa. Reigned
over ½ Israel-
1 Ki 16:16,21.
894 BC
ISRAEL DIVIDED
(One-half of the people followed Omri; other half followed Tibni, son of Ginath-1 Ki 16:21.)
TIBNI 4 yrs 898-894 BC Unknown Omri prevailed against Tibni.
Tibni died.
OMRI 8 yrs 894-887 BC Very evil. Worse than
all before him.
Omri prevailed against Tibni.
Total
reign 12 yrs.
Tibna died.
Began to rule over all Israel.
Built Shemer
Before his death, Omri and his son Ahab had a dual reign over Israel.
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DUAL REIGN (Omri and Ahab 889-887 BC)
AHAB 22 yrs 889-887 BC Very evil. Instigated Baal worship in Israel.
In 38th yr of
Asa began to reign.
Worse than
all before
him.
Jezebel, daughter of king of the
Zidonians became his wife. Then served Baal. She also very evil.
887 BC Omri died.
AHAB 887-868 BC Hiel, the Bethelite built Jericho
according to the Word of the Lord spoken by Joshua, son of Nun-ref
1 Ki 16:34.
single reign
886 BC
DUAL REIGN (Asa and Jehoshaphat 886-884 BC)
JEHOSHAPHAT 2 yrs 886-884 BC Asa had departed from the Lord.
His feet became diseased in his
39th
yr. It became very great, yet he sought not the Lord-
ref 2 Chr 16:12.
Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord. Obadiah hid 100 prophets by 50 in a cave-1 Ki 18:4.
884 BC Asa died. His son reigned in his
place-1 Ki 15:24.
Elijah warned Ahab there would
be no rain-1 Ki 17:1. Ravens fed
him. A widow woman fed him-
1 Ki 17:9. Elijah besought the
Lord and her son was raised
from the dead-1 Ki 17:22.
There was massive famine in the land of Samaria-1 Ki 18:2.
Elijah proves Baal is no god and
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob-He is God-1 Ki 17:1-39.
Prophets of Baal slain-1 Ki 18:40.
Almost constantly his life was in
danger. He wanted to die-
1 Ki 19:4. He thought there was
none left that followed God. God
told him there were 7000 in Israel
that had not bowed to Baal-
1 Ki 19:18.
879 BC
JEHOSHAPHAT 25 yrs 884-862 BC Righteous.
Walked in
the way of Asa,
his father. Began to
reign in the 4
th yr of
Ahab. Sodomites
taken out of the land.
However, refused to
quit joining with the
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat.
Sent prophets and Levites to
teach in Judah-ref 2 Chr 17:7-10.
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enemies of
God.
Elijah told to anoint Hazael king
over Syria, and Jehu king over
Israel, and Elisha prophet in thy
room-1 Ki 19:15,16.
877 BC Elisha joins Elijah.
877 BC Israel defeats Syria. God did it.
876 BC Israel defeats Syria. God did it.
869 BC Ahab covets Naboth’s vineyard- 1 Ki 21:1-3.
Jezebel causes Naboth to be killed-1 Ki 21:4-16.
Ahab
humbled himself
near the end-
1 Ki 21:27.
868 BC Joined with evil Ahab.
Jehoshaphat rebuked for joining with Ahab-2 Chr 19:2.
868 BC Jehoshaphat joins Ahab against Syria. Micaiah prophesies against
Ahab. Ahab put him in prison- 2 Chr 18:27.
868 BC Ahab killed in battle-2 Chr 18:34.
DUAL REIGN(Jehoram & Jehoshaphat 868-863 BC) 868 BC
JEHORAM/
JEHOSHAPHAT
868-863 BC Began dual reign with Jehoshaphat-
Jehoshaphat joins with Ahaziah, king of Israel-2 Chr 20:36.
AHAZIAH 2 yrs 868-867 BC Evil.
Served Baal again.
Fell sick and
inquired of
Baal-zebub.
Moab rebels against Israel-
2 Ki 1:1. Joined with
evil Ahaziah.
17th
yr of
Jehoshaphat
Eliezer prophesied against him- 2 Chr 20:37.
(Examples of how a saved person can disobey God and join with
unbelievers to help them, and they bring judgment on
themselves and may also bring additional judgment on the
unbeliever)-2 Chr 20:37; 2 Chr 18:34.
868 BC Elijah calls down fire from heaven Two times and devours those sent
by Ahaziah-2 Ki 1:9-16.
867 BC Ahaziah died as Elijah had said- 2 Ki 1:17.
867 BC
867 BC God destroyed the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mt. Seir-
2 Chr 20:22.
JEHORAM (Joram)
(son of Ahab)
12 yrs 867-856 BC Evil, but not as bad.
Put away image of Baal that his father had made. Yet still followed the sins of Jeroboam.
18th
yr of Jehoshaphat.
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866 BC Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven-2 Ki 2:11.
Elisha’s ministry begins-2 Ki 2:12.
Elisha heals waters-2 Ki 2:19-22.
Elisha heals waters-2 Ki 2:19-22. tare 42 children-2 Ki 2:23,24.
866 BC Joined with evil Jehoram.
King Jehoram asked Jehoshaphat to join him against the Moabites.
Despite being warned twice before,
He joined with an enemy of God
again.
Jehoram asked Jehoshaphat to join him against the Moabites. Elisha prophesied Moab would be defeated-2 Ki 3:7,18.
866 BC Elisha helps a woman pay her creditors-2 Ki 4:1-7.
866 BC Elisha promised a woman a child- 2 Ki 4:8-17. 863 BC Jehoshaphat’s reign appears to have
ended in 863 BC.
863 BC
JEHORAM (Joram)
8 yrs 863-856 BC 32 yrs old
5th
yr of Jehoram
of Israel- 2 Ki 8:16.
Evil. Walked in
the ways of kings of
Israel.
Killed all his brethren and others also-2 Chr 21:4.
Daughter of Ahab was his wife- 2 Chr 21:6.
Jehoshaphat died in 862 BC.
862 BC Date uncertain
Elisha brought woman’s dead son back to life-2 Ki 4:18-37.
862 BC Elisha said the Lord has called for a
7 year famine-2 Ki 8:1.
862 BC Elisha heals the poisoned pottage-
2 Ki 4:38-41.
Edom revolted against Judah. He
smote the Edomites-2 Ki 8:20,21.
862 BC Naaman healed-2 Ki 5:1-15.
862 BC Gehazi’s sin. Receives Naaman’s leprosy-2 Ki 5:20-27.
Philistines plundered Jerusalem-
2 Chr 21:16,17.
862 BC Axe head recovered-2 Ki 6:1-7.
Syrians come to Israel to get Elisha.
862 BC They are struck with blindness-
2 Ki 6:8-23. 858 BC Lord smote Jehoram in his bowels- 2 Chr 21:18.
DUAL REIGN (Ahaziah and Jehoram 857-856 BC)
AHAZIAH
(Azariah)
1 yr 857-856B.C.
22 yrs old 2 Ki 8:26
Began to reign
in 12th
yr of
Evil.
Walked in the
ways of the house of
Ahab.
856 BC Syria lays siege to Samaria. Great
famine. The Lord made the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots. Syria
fled-2 Ki 7:1-7.
Athaliah, daughter of Omri, was his mother-2 Chr 22:2,3.
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Joram, son of Ahab-2 Ki 8:25.
856 BC After being sick 2 yrs, Jehoram’s
bowls fell out. He died- 2 Ki 8:24.
856 BC Destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram (of Israel).
For he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, whom the Lord anointed to cut off the house of Ahab-2 Chr 22:7.
856 BC Jehoram wounded by the Syrians-
2 Chr 22:5; 2 Ki 8:28.
856 BC Jehoram slain by Jehu-2 Ki 9:24.
855 BC 856 BC
ATHALIAH
She reigned.
6 yrs 855-850 BC Evil. She killed all the seed royal-
2 Chr 22:10. Daughter of king Joram, sister of
Ahaziah took Joash, the son of Ahaziah and stole him from
among the king’s sons…and hid him for 6 yrs-2 Ki 11:2,3.
JEHU 28 yrs 856-829 BC Good and
evil.
Anointed king by Elisha.
855 BC Slew Jezebel-2 Ki 9:33.
Slew all of the house of Ahab at God’s direction-2 Ki 10:11.
850 BC Athaliah executed-2 Ki 11:13-16.
850 BC
JOASH
(Jehoash) 40 yrs 850-811 BC
7 yrs old
7th
year of Jehu.
Did right, but then
turned
from God.
-all the days of Jehoiada the priest- 2 Chr 24:2.
Made covenant between the Lord, king, and people that they should
be the Lord’s people-2 Ki 11:17. Slew priest of Baal-2 Ki 11:18.
829 BC Jehu died-2 Ki 10:34,35.
828 BC Priests were disobedient-2 Ki 12:6. 829 BC
JEHOAHAZ 17 yrs 828-812 BC Evil.
Did sins of Jeroboam.
King of Syria (Hazael) oppressed
Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 818 BC Jehoiada, the priest died at 130 yrs
Old-2 Chr 24:15.
He besought the Lord, and the Lord
hearkened to him-2 Ki 13:4. 818 BC After this, the princes and king
turned from the Lord-
2 Chr 24:17-19.
Yet they departed not from the sins
of Jeroboam-2 Ki 13:6.
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818 BC Jehoash took from the treasures of
the house of the Lord and gave to
Hazael, king of Syria; and he went
away-2 Ki 12:17,18.
DUAL REIGN (Jehoash and Jehoahaz 814-812 BC)
Joash had the son of Jehoiada
killed, after he testified against
Judah for turning from the Lord- 2 Chr 24:20-21.
JEHOASH
(Joash)
16 yrs 812-796 BC
37th
year of Joash of Judah-
2 Ki 13:10,11.
Evil. Joash reigned alone-2 Ki 13:11.
812 BC Small company of Syrians defeated
Judah, because they had forsaken
the Lord-2 Chr 24:23,24.
812 BC Jehoahaz, father of Joash died-
2 Ki 13:9.
811 BC Joash slain by his servants- 2 Chr 24:25.
811 BC
AMAZIAH 29 yrs 810-782 BC
2nd
yr of Jehoash.
25 yrs old
Began
ok, but went astray.
Later turned
to the gods
of children
of Seir.
Threatened
a man of
God.
809-758 BC Israel’s greatest expansion.
807 BC Elisha was fallen sick of his
sickness-2 Ki 13:14.
800 BC Hired 100,000 men of Israel to
help him. A man of God told him
to seek God for help and send them
back. He obeyed, but the men of
Israel angry-2 Chr 25:6-10.
Elisha told king of Israel to take
bow and arrows. Told him to shoot,
and he shot. Told he shall smite
the Syrians. Then told him to smite
the ground. He did 3 times. Told king, he shall only smite Syrians
3 times-2 Ki 13:15-19.
800 BC Amaziah slew of Edom 10,000- 2 Ki 14:7.
800 BC Hired soldiers of Israel fell upon
the cities of Israel and smote 3000
of them-2 Chr 25:13.
806 BC Elisha died-2 Ki 13:20.
806 BC Hazael, king of Syria died. Ben-hadad his son reigned in
Syria-2 Ki 13:24. 800 BC Amaziah brought gods of the
children of Seir and set them up
to be his gods-2 Chr 5:14-16. He
threatened a prophet of God sent to
him to try and turn him back to God.
Three times Jehoash defeated
Ben-hadad-2 Ki 13:25.
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DUAL REIGN (Jeroboam and Jehoash 800-796 BC)
JEROBOAM
(son of Joash
of Israel)
41 yrs 800-796 BC
15th
year of
Amaziah- 2 Ki 14:23.
Evil.
Departed
not from
sins of
Jeroboam son of Nebat-
2 Ki 14:24.
Despite their evil, God helped
them at times-2 Chr 25:22.
799 BC Amaziah sent messengers to
Jehoash saying, “Come, let us look
one another in the face”-2 Ki 14:8. Jehoash of Israel defeated
Amaziah of Judah-2 Ki 14:9-14.
797-782 BC Amaziah lived 15 years after death
of Jehoash, king of Israel-
2 Ki 14:17. It appears people of Judah made Azariah, son of
Amaziah, king in place of his
father in 797 BC, while his father
lived another 15 yrs.
797 BC
AZARIAH
(Uzziah)
52 yrs 797-746 BC
(date unc?) 16 yrs old
27th yr of
Jeroboam-
2 Ki 15:1.
Did right as
Amaziah
did in the
beginning- 2 Ki 15:3.
Ok, but leper.
People made him king-2 Ki 14:21.
796 BC Jehoash died-2 Ki 13:13.
Sought the Lord in the days of
Zechariah-2 Chr 26:5.
796-760 BC Jeroboam began to reign by
himself-2 Ki 14:23.
782 BC Amaziah died. Conspiracy made
against him. He fled to Lachish, but slew him there-2 Ki 14:18-20.
777 BC Birth of Jotham.
763 BC Birth of Isaiah.
760 BC Jeroboam died-2 Ki 14:29. (64 yrs old)
760 BC
ZACHARIAH 6 mo 760 BC Evil.
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38th
yr of Did sins of
Azariah. Jeroboam-
2 Ki 15:8,9.
760 BC Shallum killed him-2 Ki 15:10
760 BC Great earthquake-Amos 1:1. 760 BC
SHALLUM 1 mo. 759 BC
39th
yr of Azariah-
2 Ki 15:13. 759 BC
Evil.
Menahem slew him-2 Ki 15:14.
759 BC
MENAHEM 10 yrs 759-749 BC
39th
yr of Azariah-
2 Ki 15:17.
Evil.
Sins of Jeroboam-
2 Ki 15:18.
Smote all of Tiphsah and coasts
thereof from Tirzah; and ripped up
all women with child-2 Ki 15:16.
758-719 BC Israel evil. Israel declines.
753 BC Pul, king of Assyria invaded Israel. Menahem gave him 1000 tal. of
silver-2 Ki 15:19. DUAL REIGN (Jotham and Azariah 752-746 BC)
752 BC Lord smote Azariah with
leprosy. Remained a leper till day of his death-2 Ki 15:5.
For he was cut off from house of The Lord, and Jotham his son
was over the king’s house- 2 Chr 26:21.
751 BC Rome founded. Roman dating
begins.
749 BC Menahem died-2 Ki 15:22.
749 BC
PEKAHIAH
(son of
Menahem)
2 yrs 748-747 BC Evil. Date uncertain
50th
yr of Sins of
Azariah- Jeroboam-
2 Ki 15:23. 2 Ki 15:24.
Pekah, his captain, smote
747 BC Pekahiah and reigned-2 Ki 15:25.
747 BC
746 BC Azariah (Uzziah) died-2 Chr 26:23. PEKAH 20 yrs 746-727 BC
52nd
yr of
Azariah- 2 Ki 15:27.
Evil. Sins of
Jereboam- 2 Ki 15:28.
746 BC Isaiah’s vision in the year Uzziah
died-Isa 6:1-13.
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745 BC
JOTHAM 16 yrs 745-730 BC date uncertain 2
nd yr of Pekah
25 yrs old
Did right, but high places
not removed 2 Ki 15:34,35.
People did corruptly-2 Chr 27:2.
Isaiah saw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem-Isa 2-5; in days of Uzziah,
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
743 BC
742 BC Micah. Word of Lord came to
him regarding Samaria and
Jerusalem in days of Jotham,
Ahaz, and Hezekiah kings of Judah-Micah 1 & 2.
742 BC Prevailed against Ammonites. Became mighty because he prepared
his ways before God-2 Chr 27:5,6.
DUAL REIGN (Ahaz and Jotham 737-730 BC)
AHAZ
(Achaz) 16 yrs 730-715 BC
17th year of
Pekah- 2 Ki 16:1.
20 yrs old
Very evil. Walked in
ways of kings of
Israel- 2 Ki 16:3.
Made images for Baalim-2 Chr 28:2. 730 BC Pekah slew in Judah 120,000 in
one day, because they had forsaken
the Lord-2 Chr 28:6.
Isaiah 7,9,10.
2 Chr 28:9-15.
730 BC Jotham died-2 Ki 15:38.
730 BC Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria,
took all the land of Naphtali and carried them away to Assyria-
2 Ki 15:29.
730 BC God brought Judah low- 2 Chr 28:19.
730 BC Ahaz sent to Assyria to help him. He took from the house of the Lord
and gave to them, but they did not help him-2 Chr 28:16-21.
730 BC Also Pul, king of Assyria, and
Tilgath-pileser, king of Assyria, carried away the Reubenites,
Gadites and half tribe of Manasseh- 1 Chr 5:25,26.
730 BC Ahaz sent to Tiglath-pileser, king
of Assyria. Sent silver and gold.
He did help and took Damascus- 2 Ki 16:7-9.
730 BC Ahaz had an altar made like
he saw in Damascus-2 Ki 16:10-14.
730 BC Ahaz sacrificed unto the gods
of Damascus-2 Chr 28:20-23. Also
in cities of Judah, he made high
727 BC Hoshea killed Pekah and reigned-
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places to burn incense to other gods-
2 Chr 28:25. 2 Ki 15:30.
727 BC
HOSHEA 9 yrs 727-719 BC
12th
yr of Ahaz.
Evil, but not
as bad-
2 Ki 17:2.
DUAL REIGN (Hezekiah and Ahaz 725-715 BC) 725 BC Tiglath-pileser replaced by
Shalmaneser in Assyria. HEZEKIAH
(Ezekias)
29 yrs 725-696 BC
3rd
yr of Hoshea-
2 Ki 18:1. 25 yrs old
Very good. The house of the Lord was cleansed-
2 Chr 29:18.
723 BC Great Passover. Judah and many
from Israel came-2 Chr 30:1-27.
723 BC Ephraim, Manasseh even to
Zebulun mocked the Passover
Hezekiah had called for in
Jerusalem-2 Chr 30:10.
Yet, divers of Asher, Manasseh an
Zebulun humbled themselves and
came to the Passover-2 Chr 30:11. Many from Ephraim and Issachar
also came-2 Chr 30:18.
723 BC They kept the feast of unleavened
bread 7 days and also other 7 days- 2 Chr 30:21-23.
Since Solomon, there was not the
like in Jerusalem-2 Chr 30:26.
723 BC After the Passover, images were
broken, groves cut down-2 Chr 31:1.
722-719 BC Kingdom becomes tributary to
Assyria 3 years.
721 BC Hoshea taken prisoner by king
of Assyria and put in prison-
2 Ki 17:4.
721-719 BC King of Assyria besieged Samaria
three years-2 Ki 17:5. Was in the
4th
yr of Hezekiah and 7th yr of
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Hoshea-2 Ki 18:9.
719 BC In 9th
yr of Hoshea, king of Assyria
took Samaria and carried Israel
away into Assyria and placed them
in Halah and in Habor by the river
of Gozan and in the cities of the
Medes-2 Ki 17:6.
Reason Israel carried away was
they had sinned-2 Ki 17:7-23
and 2 Ki 18:12.
758-719 BC Evil. Nation declines because of sin.
(719 may be 721 BC)
719-584 BC (From the fall of Israel to the fall of
Judah) (The Northern Kingdom of Israel carried away, because of sin 719 BC)
date uncertain
715 BC Ahaz died-2 Ki 16:20. (may be 721 BC)
715 BC The Lord was with Hezekiah.
He rebelled against the king of
Assyria-2 Ki 18:7.
The end of the Northern Kingdom.
715 BC Hezekiah smote the Philistines- 2 Ki 18:8.
715 BC Smote Amalekites-1 Chr 4:39-43.
710 BC Hezekiah sick unto death. He
sought the Lord. The Lord heard
him. He was given 15 more yrs
to live. For a sign, the Lord made
the shadow to go backward 10. degrees-2 Ki 20:1-11; Isa 38:
1-8, 21,22.
710 BC After, Hezekiah’s heart was lifted
up, so there was wrath upon him, and
upon Judah and Jerusalem. They
humbled themselves, so the wrath
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of the Lord came not in the days of
Hezekiah-2 Chr 22:24-26.
702 BC King of Assyria came into Judah
and took the fenced cities.
Hezekiah gave him the silver that was found in the house of the Lord,
plus gold-2 Ki 18:13-16.
date uncertain
The king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem with a great army- 2 Chr 32:9-19; Isa 36:12-20; 2 Ki 18: 27-35. Hezekiah humbled himself-
2 Ki 19:1. Hezekiah consults Isaiah- 2 Ki 19:2. He prayed-2 Ki 19:14-19.
702 BC
699 BC An angel of the Lord went forth and smote 185,000 Assyrians-2 Ki 19:35.
698 BC After Hezekiah had much riches and
honor-2 Chr 32:27.
He shows all his wealth to them.
Isaiah tells him all shall be carried
into Babylon, and his sons shall be
taken away after his days- 2 Ki 20:12-19. In the business
of the princes of Babylon, GOD
LEFT HIM TO TRY (or test) HIM
THAT HE MIGHT KNOW ALL
THAT WAS IN HIS HEART-
2 Chr 32:31.
696 BC Hezekiah died-2 Ki 20:21;
2 Chr 32:33.
695 BC 695 BC King of Assyria brought men from
other areas and placed them in
the cities of Samaria instead of the
children of Israel-2 Ki 17:24. Lord sent lions among them-
2 Ki 17:24,25. They feared the
MANASSEH
(Manassee) 55 yrs 695-640 BC
12 yrs old
2 Chr 33:1.
Very evil. 2 Ki 21:2.
Evil. Repented???
Reared up altars for Baal-2 Ki 21:3.
695 BC Built altars for all the host of
heaven-2 Ki 21:5. Made sons pass
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through the fire. Observed times,
used enchantments, dealt with
familiar spirits and wizards. Brought much wickedness. Manasseh seduced them to do more
evil than did the nations whom the
Lord destroyed-2 Ki 21:1-9.
Lord and served their own gods-
2 Ki 17:33.
Lord determined to bring evil upon
Jerusalem and Judah-2 Ki 21:11-15.
687 BC Sennacherib destroys Babylon???
686-623 BC Judah under the control of Assyria???
680 BC Sennacherib, his sons smote him
with the sword-2 Ki 19:37. Esar-haddon, his son reigned in
his place in Assyria-Isa 37:38.
679 BC Isaiah martyred???
672 BC Manasseh filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with innocent blood-
2 Ki 21:16.
668 BC King of Assyria took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him and carried him to Babylon. Then he greatly humbled himself and sought the Lord. The Lord brought him back to Jerusalem-2 Chr 33:11-13. He took away the strange gods out
of the house of the Lord. He commanded Judah to serve the Lord God-2 Chr 33:14-17.
640 BC Manasseh died-2 Ki 21:18.
640 BC
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AMON 2 yrs 640-638 BC
22 yrs old
2 Ki 21:19.
Very evil.
Did sins of
Manasseh- 2 Ki 21:20-22.
Did not humble
himself.
638 BC Jeremiah born.
638 BC His servants slew him in his own
house-2 Ki 21:23.
638 BC
JOSIAH 31 yrs 638-607 BC 8 yrs old
Very good. Walked in the ways of David.
None before that turned to
the Lord with all their heart- 2 Ki 23:25.
626 BC Daniel born.
626 BC Ministry of Jeremiah begins about
this time-Jere 1:2.
623 BC Assyria’s rule over Babylon ends.
622 BC date uncertain
Prophecies of Zephaniah.
621 BC 18
th yr of
Josiah.
Josiah repairs the Temple-2 Ki 22:3-7.
Finds the book of the Law-2 Ki 22:8.
The Lord said the destruction as
written would not come in Josiah’s
day, because his heart was tender
toward the Lord-2 Chr 34:14-28.
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621 BC Great Passover held-2 Ki 23:21-27;
2 Chr 35:18,19.
620 BC Ezekiel born.
616 BC Zedekiah born.
610 BC Assyrian capital of Nineveh
destroyed by the Babylonians.
610-537 BC Babylon great power.
607 BC Pharaoh-nechoh, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria. King
Josiah was warned not to interfere.
He would not listen. He was killed
at Megiddo-2 Ki 23:28-30;
2 Chr 35:20-24.
607 BC
JEHOAHAZ
(son of Josiah) 3 mo. 606 BC
23 yrs old 2 Ki 23:31-32.
Evil. Pharaoh-nechoh put Jehoahaz in
bands. Pharaoh put the land to a
tribute-2 Ki 23:33.
606 BC He died in captivity in Egypt-
2 Ki 23:34.
606 BC
JEHOIAKIM
(Eliakim)
(son of Josiah)
11 yrs 606-596 BC 25 yrs old
Evil. Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim, son of
Josiah, brother of Jehoahaz, king, and changed his name to Jehoiakim- 2 Ki 23:34.
606 BC
Jehoiakim gave silver and gold to
Pharaoh-2 Ki 23:35.
606 BC Jeremiah ch 26,27.
604 BC Habakkuk ch 1-3.
604 BC 3rd yr of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem-
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Dan 1:1.
603 BC 4th
yr of Jehoiakim-was 1st yr of
Nebuchadrezzar-Jere 25:1.
603 BC 1st carrying away of Judah to
Babylon-Dan 1:2,3.
602 BC Time of Daniel (also called
Belteshazzar), Hananiah (also called
Shadrach), Mishael (also called
Meshach), and Azariah (also called
Abednego)-Dan 1:7,8-20.
602 BC The prophet Urijah killed by
Jehoiakim-Jere 26:20-24.
602 BC Daniel made known the dream to
Nebuchadnezzar. He made Daniel
ruler over Babylon-Dan 2:1-49.
602 BC Word of God destroyed by king
Jehoiakim-Jere 36:23.
600 BC Jehoiakim becomes servant of Nebuchadnezzar 3 yrs-2 Ki 24:1.
596 BC Lord sent against Jehoiakim the Chaldees, Syrians, Moabites, Ammon
to destroy Judah-2 Ki 24:2.
596 BC 2nd
carrying away of Judah to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon came and bound him in fetters to carry away to Babylon. Also took vessels of the house of the Lord- 2 Chr 36:6,7.
3,023 Jews carried away-Jere 52:28.
596 BC Jehoiakim died-2 Ki 24:6.
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596 BC
JEHOIACHIN
(Jechoniah) (Jechonias)
(Coniah)
3 mo
+10
days.
596 BC
18 yrs old 2 Ki 24:8,9.
Evil. And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and mother, wives, officers,
and mighty of the land-2 Ki 24:15.
596 BC or 594 BC.
3rd
carrying away of Judah to
Babylon, including Mordecai-
Esther 2:6 and Ezekiel-Ezek 1:1.
Also Temple vessels, including
vessels of gold Solomon had made.
All Jerusalem carried away. Only the poorest of the land remained. Carried
away 10,000 captives-2 Ki 24:10-16; 2 Chr 36:10.
596 BC
ZEDEKIAH
(Mattaniah)
(son of Josiah)
11 yrs 595-584 BC 21 yrs old-
2 Ki 24:18.
Evil like
Jehoiakim-
2 Ki 24:19.
And king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar… made king in the land of Judah- Jere 37:1; Jere 22:24,28.
Zedekiah the 3rd son of Josiah to
reign. King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah-Jere 37:1. King of Babylon made Mattaniah, his
father’s brother, king in his stead and changed his name to Zedekiah- 2 Ki 24:17-20.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon…who had made him swear by God-2 Ki 24:20; 2 Chr 36:13.
Humbled himself not before Jeremiah-
2 Chr 36:12. Many prophecies were forthcoming
from Jeremiah during these days, and false prophets also arose and made
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false prophecies.
591 BC Ezekiel ch 1-7 from Babylon.
590 BC Ezekiel ch 8-19.
589 BC Ezekiel ch 20-23.
587 BC Ezekiel ch 24.
587-585 BC Nebuchadrezzar came with his army
and pitched against Jerusalem-
Jere 52:3-5.
586 or 584 BC 4th carrying away from Jerusalem. In the 18
th year of Nebuchadrezzar, he
carried away captive 832 persons- Jere 52:29.
586 BC Ezekiel ch 29,26,27,28,30,31.
585 BC The Egyptian army came out of Egypt.
Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem
departed-Jere 37:5.
585 BC Jeremiah put in the dungeon many
days. Afterward Jeremiah kept in the
court of the prison-Jere 37:16-21.
584 BC 9th day, 4th mo (may be 586 BC)
Jerusalem taken-Jere 38:28. On 9
th day of the 4
th month, the famine
prevailed. There was no bread- Jere 52:6. In the 11th year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up-Jere 39:2,3. They had no compassion on young man or
maiden, or the old man-2 Chr 36:17. Zedekiah’s sons slain, then his eyes were put out-Jere 52:10; and he was bound with chains-2 Ki 25:6,7.
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584 BC 5
th mo, 7
th day
(may be 586 BC)
The house of the Lord, and the king’s
house, and every man’s house burnt he with fire. Walls of Jerusalem broken down-2 Ki 25:8-10.
5th carrying away. Those left in the city and those that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, were carried away- 2 Ki 25:11.
The poor of the people, which had
nothing, were given land in Judah.
They were to be vinedressers and
husbandmen-
2 Ki 25:12; Jere 39:9,10; 52:15,16.
All vessels and treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king and princes were brought to Babylon-
2 Ki 25:13-17; 2 Chr 36:18; Jere 52:17-23.
Others were found and slain- 2 Ki 25:19-21; Jere 52:25-27.
Jeremiah put in chains. Nebuchadrezzar gave charge, concerning Jeremiah, to look well to him and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee- Jere 39:11-13. Jeremiah was loosed- Jere 40:1-5. Jeremiah chose to stay in Jerusalem-Jere 40:6.
(The end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah 584 or 586 BC)
IT CAME TO AN END, BECAUSE OF SIN.
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