Old Testament Survey

The Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah

The United Kingdom

Saul - 1050-1010-1 Samuel 8-31; 1 Chron 10
David - 1010-970- 2Samuel 1:1-1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chron 11-22
Solomon - 970-931-2 Kings 12-11:43; 1 Chron 29-2 Chron 11

The kings and prophets of the divided kingdom of Israel
ISRAEL / NORTHERN	PROPHET	JUDAH / SOUTHERN
Jeroboam - 931-910 1 Kings 12:16; 2 Chron 2:12-19; 11:1-4		Rehoboam - 931-913 1 Kings 12; 2 Chron 12
Nadab - 910-909 1 Kings 14:19		Abijah - 913-911 1 Kings 15:1; 2 Chron 13:1
Baasha - 909-886 1 Kings 15:27	Jehu 1 Kings 16:1	Asa - 911-870 1 Kings 15:7; 2 Chron 14:1; 15:1
Elah - 886-885 1 Kings 16:8
Zimri - 7 days - 885 1 Kings 16:15
Omri - 885-874 1 Kings 16:23	Elijah 1 Kings 17:1
Ahab - 874-853 1 Kings 16:28	Elijah	Jehoshaphat - 872-848 1 Kings 22:41; 2 Chron 17:19
Ahaziah - 853-852 1 Kings 22:51	Elijah Elisha 2 Kings 2:12
Jehoram (Joram) - 852-841 2 Kings1:17	Obadiah Elisha	Jehoram - 853-841 2 Kings 8:16; 2 Chron 21:1
		Ahaziah - 841 2 Kings 8:25; 2 Chron 21:18
Jehu - 841-814 2 Kings 9:1; 2 Chron 22:7	Elisha	Athaliah - 841-835 (Queen Mother) 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Chron 22:9
		Joash (Jehoash) - 835-796 2 Kings 11:4; 2 Chron 23:1
Jehoahaz - 814-798 2 Kings 13:1	Joel
Jehoash (Joash) - 798-782 2 Kings 13:8		Amaziah - 796-767 2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chron 24:25
Jeroboam II - 793--753 2 Kings 14:15;	Jonah Amos	Azariah(Uzziah) - 790-739 2 Kings 14:17; 2 Chron 25:26
Zechariah - 6 months - 753-752;
Shallum - 1 month - 752 2 Kings 15:13
Menahem - 752-742 2 Kings 15:16	Hosea Isaiah	Jotham - 750-731 2 Kings 15:32; 2 Chron 27:1
Pekahiah - 742-740 2 Kings 15:21	Isaiah Micah	Ahaz - 735-715 2 Kings 16:1; 2 Chron 28:1
Pekah - 740-732 2 Kings 15:25
Hoshea - 732-722 2 Kings 15:29; 17:1
Captivity of the Northern tribes - 722/721-539 2 Kings 17:6-23	Isaiah Micah	Hezekiah - 715-686 2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chron 29:1
Samaritans repopulate the north - 2 Kings 17:24-41	Isaiah	Manasseh - 696-642 2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chron 33:1
	Nahum	Amon - 642-640 2 Kings 21:19; 2 Chron 33:20
	Zephaniah Habakkuk	Josiah - 640-609 2 Kings 21:23; 2 Chron 33:24
	Jeremiah	Jehoahaz - 3 months - 609 2 Kings 23:29; 2 Chron 36:1
	Jeremiah	Jehoiakim - 609-598 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chron 36:4 1st group of captives - 605 B.C.
	Jeremiah	Jehoiachin - 3 months - 598-597 2 Kings 24:8; 2 Chron 36:8 2nd group of captives - 597 B.C.
	Jeremiah	Zedekiah - 597-586 2 Kings 24:17; 2 Chron 36:10
		Southern kingdom to final captivity 586-539 B.C. 2 Kings 25:1; 2 Chron 39:8

Notes:

All dates B.C.

Northern Kingdom, all kings described as evil, many dynasties.

Southern Kingdom, blue is a “good” king, one after the heart of David and God and the rest are decribed as evil.

Tibni and Omri served in different portions of the Northern Kingdom for some joint time period. Some date this as long as ten years. This is unlikely since there is no “formula” concerning the reign of Tibni.

Some sons served as co-regents with their fathers, explaining overlapping dates.

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