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Prophets & Kings of
Israel & Judah
| Date B.C. |
Kings of Judah (One Dynasty) |
Prophets |
Kings of Israel (Nine Dynasties) |
| 975 |
1. Rehoboam, 17 yrs. |
Ahijah |
1. Jeroboam, 22 yrs. (1st D'y) |
| 958 |
2. Abijah, 3 yrs. |
Shemeiah |
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| 955 |
3. Asa, 41 yrs. (Good) |
Azariah |
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| 954 |
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2. Nadab, 2 yrs. |
| 953 |
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Hanani |
3. Baasha, 24 yrs. (2nd D'y) |
| 930 |
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Jehu |
4. Elah, 2 yrs. |
| 929 |
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5. Zimri, 7 days (3rd D'y) |
| 929 |
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6. Omri, 12 yrs. (4th D'y) |
| 918 |
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Elijah |
7. Ahab, 22 yrs. |
| 914 |
4. Jehoshaphat, 25 yrs. (Good) |
Micaiah |
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| 897 |
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Elisha |
8. Ahaziah, 2 yrs. |
| 896 |
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Jahaziel |
9. Jehoram, 12 yrs. |
| 892 |
5. Jehoram, 8 yrs. |
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| 885 |
6. Ahaziah, 1 yr. |
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| 884 |
†Athaliah, 7 yrs. |
Jehoiada |
10. Jehu, 28 yrs. (5th D'y) |
| 878 |
7. Joash, 40 yrs. (Good?) |
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| 856 |
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Jonah |
11. Jehoahaz, 17 yrs. |
| 839 |
8. Amaziah, 29 yrs. (Good?) |
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12. Jehoash, 16 yrs. |
| 825 |
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Hosea |
13. Jeroboam II, 41 yrs. |
| 810 |
9. Uzziah, 52 yrs. (Good?) |
Joel |
Interregnum, 11 yrs. |
| 784 |
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Amos |
14. Zechariah, 6 mo. |
| 772 |
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15. Shallum, 1 mo. (6th D'y) |
| 771 |
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16. Menahem, 10 yrs. (7th D'y) |
| 760 |
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17. Pekahiah, 2 yrs. |
| 758 |
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18. Pekah, 20 yrs. (8th D'y) |
| 757 |
10. Jotham, 16 yrs. (Good?) |
|
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| 741 |
11. Ahaz, 16 yrs. |
Obed |
|
| 730 |
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Isaiah |
19. Hoshea, 9 yrs. (9th D'y) |
| 726 |
12. Hezekiah, 29 yrs. (Good) |
Micah |
|
| 721* |
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Nahum |
CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL |
| 697 |
13. Manasseh, 55 yrs. |
Habakkuk |
|
| 642 |
14. Amon, 2 yrs. |
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| 640 |
15. Josiah, 31 yrs. (Good) |
Jeremiah |
|
| 609 |
16. Jehoahaz, 3 mo. |
Zephaniah |
|
| 609 |
17. Jehoiakim, 11 yrs. |
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| 606 |
1st CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH |
Ezekiel and Daniel |
|
| 598 |
18. Jehoiachin, 3 mo. |
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| 598 |
2nd CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH |
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| 586 |
LAST CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH |
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| 536 |
RETURN OF JEWISH CAPTIVES |
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| 516 |
RESTORED TEMPLE COMPLETED |
Zechariah and Haggai |
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Compiled from various sources by J.A. Ressler, J.L. Horst, C.F. Yake
Notes
- Students of Bible Chronology differ on a number of the various dates given, so the reader will consider dates approximately correct — the best that can be given under the circumstances
- *722 B.C. is often given for 721 B.C. as the date of the fall of Samaria. 587 B.C. is often given for 586 as the time of the last captivity of Judah.
- †Both Judah and Israel had each 19 kings. Athaliah, the wicked woman who ruled 7 years in Judah, usurped the throne and is not counted as a legal ruler.
- Judah had but one dynasty, beginning with David, when the kingdom was still one, and continuing to the Babylonish captivity. The Books of Chronicles establish the fact of the unbroken family line of kings and priests and Judah through the Captivity and afterwards on down to Christ, the son of David, the Son of God.
- Israel had nine different dynasties. On account of wickedness no kingly family was established on the throne throughout the duration of the kingdom, and in 721 B.C. Israel went into dispersion, under Sennacherib, king of Assyria. Today this nation is remembered as "The Ten Lost Tribes."
- Judah had at least four good kings; four others were partially good. Israel had all wicked and idolatrous kings — not a one godly.
- Israel remained a kingdom approximately 254 years. Judah remained a kingdom approximately 389 years — 135 years longer than Israel because some of Judah’s kings were godly.
- The period of time during which the various prophets prophesy often extends over the time of the reign of a number of kings. Several prophets may be also prophesying during the same period of time. The chart gives but a guide to the approximate time during which the prophets served.
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