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SPECIAL TOPIC: KINGS OF THE DIVIDED KINGDOM


KINGS OF THE DIVIDED KINGDOM


Judah’s Kings (I Chr. 3:1-16; Matt. 1:6-11)


Israel’s Kings


Names & Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Names & Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Rehoboam


922-915


933-917


931/30-913

1
Kgs. 11:43-12:27; 14:21- 31

2 Chr. 9:31-12:16


Jeroboam I


922-901


933-912


931/30-910/09


1 Kgs. 11:26-40; 12:12- 14:20


Abijah (Abijam)


915-914


916-914


913-911/10


1 Kgs. 14:31-15:8

2 Chr. 11:20,22


 


 


 


 


 


Asa


913-873


913-873


911/10-870/69


1 Kgs. 15:8-30; 16:8,10, 23,29; 22:41,43,46

Jer. 41:9

Nadab

Baasha

901-900

900-877

912-911

911-888

910/09-909/08

909/08-886/85

1 Kgs. 14:20; 15:25-31

1 Kgs.15:16-16:7; 2 Kgs..9:9

2 Chr. 16:1-6

Jer. 41:9


Jehoshaphat


873-849


873-849


870/69-848


1 Kgs. 15:24; 22:1-51

2 Kgs. 3:1-12; 8:16-19

1 Chr. 3:10

2 Chr. 17:1-21:1

Elah

877-876

888-887

886/85-885/84

1 Kgs. 16:8-14

(Jehoram Co-
regent)

————

———–

853-848

1 Kgs. 22:50

2 Kgs. 1:17; 8:16; 12:18


Zimri

(Army General)

Omri

(Army General)


876

876-869


887

887-877


885/84

885/84-874/73


1 Kgs. 16:9-20

2 Kgs. 9:31

1 Kgs. 16:15-28

2 Kgs. 8:26

Micah 6:16


Jehoram (Joram)


849-842


849-842


848-841


1 Chr. 221:1-20

Matthew 1:8


 


 


 


 


 


Ahaziah


842


842


————-


2 Kgs. 8:24-9:29

2 Chr. 22:1-9


Ahab


869-850


876-854


874/73-853


1 Kgs. 16:29-22:40


 


 


 


 


 


Ahaziah


850-849


854-853


853-852


1 Kgs. 22:40,41,49,51-53

2 Chr. 18:1-3,19


Athaliah

(Queen)


842-337


842-836


841-835


2 Kgs. 8:26; 11:1-20

2 Chr. 22:2-23:21

Jehoram (Joram)

849-842

853-842

852-841

2 Kgs. 1:17; 3:1-27; 8:16- 9:29


Joash (Jehoash)


837-800


836-797


835-796


2 Kgs. 11:2-3; 12:1-21

2 Chr. 22:11-12; 24:1-27

Jehu

(Army General)

842-815

842-815

841-814/13

1 Kgs. 19:16-17

2 Kgs. 9:1-10:36; 15:12

2 Chr. 22:7-9

Hosea 1:4


Judah’s Kings (I Chr. 3:1-16; Matt. 1:6-11) [Con’t.]


Israel’s Kings (Con’t.)


Names &Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Names &Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Amaziah


800-783


797-779


796-767


2 Kgs. 12:21; 14:1-22

2 Chr. 25:1-28


 


 


 


 


 


(Uzziah Co- regent)


———–


———-


791/90-767


2 Kgs. 14:21; 15:1-7


Jehoahaz


815-801


814-798


814/13-798


2 Kgs. 10:35; 13:1-9


Uzziah (Azariah)


783-742


779-740


767-740/39


2 Chr. 26:1-23

Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1

Zechariah 14:5


Jehosah


801-786


798-783


798-782/81


2 Kgs. 13:9-13,25

2 Chr. 25:17-25

Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1

(Jotham Co-
regent)

750-742

———-

750-740/39

2 Kgs.15:7,32-38


(Jer. II Co- regent)


———


———–


793/92-782/81


2 Kgs. 13:13; 14:16,23-29

Hosea 1:1


Jotham


742-735


740-736


740/39-732/31


1 Chr. 5:17

2 Chr. 26:23-27:9

Isa. 1:1; 7:1

Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1

Jeroboam II

Zechariah

786-746

746-745

783-743

743

782/81-753

753-752

Amos 1:1; 7:9-11

2 Kgs.15:8-12


(Ahaz Co-regent)


———–


———-


744/43-732/31


2 Kgs. 15:30-16:20

2 Chr. 27:9-28:27


Shallum


745


743


752

2 Kgs. 15:10,13-15


Ahaz


735-715


736-728


732/31-716/15


Isa. 1:1; 7:1ff; 14:28; 38:8

Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1


Menahem


745-738


743-737


752-742/41


2 Kgs. 15:14,16-22


(Hezekiah Co-regent)


———–


———-


729-716/15


2 Kgs. 16:20; 18:1-20,21

2 Chr. 28:27-32:33

Pro. 25:1


Pekahiah


738-737


737-736


742/41-740/39


2 Kgs. 15:23-26


Hezekiah


715-687


727-699


716/15-687/86


Isa. 1:1; 36:1-39:8

Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1

Matt. 1:9-10


Pekah


737-732


736-730


740/39-732/31


2 Kgs. 15:27-31; 16:5

2 Chr. 28:6; Isa. 7:1


(Manaseh Co- regent)


———–


———-


696/95-687/86


2 Kgs. 20:21-21:18; 23:12,26; 24:2


Hoshea


732-724


730-722


732/31-723/22


2 Kgs. 17:1-18


Manasseh


687/86-642


698-643


687/86-642/41


2 Chr. 32:33-33:20

Jer. 15:4ff; II Kgs. 21:18-26


Fall of Samaria to Assyria


724 B.C.


722 B.C.


722 B.C.


 


Amon


642-640


643-641


642/41-640/39


2 Chr. 33:20-25

Jer. 1:2; Zeph. 1:1

1 Kgs. 13:2-3


 


 


 


 


 


Judah’s Kings (Con’t.)


Israel’s Kings (Con’t.)


Names & Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Names & Dates


Bright


Young


Harrison


Bible Texts


Josiah


610-609


640-609


640/39-609


2 Kgs. 21:24; 22:1-23:30

2 Chr. 33:25-35:27

Jer. 1:2; Zeph. 1:1

Matt. 1:10-11


 


 


 


 


 


Jehoahaz


609

(3 months)


609


609


2 Kgs. 23:30-34

2 Chr. 36:1-4


 


 


 


 


 


Jehoiakim


609-598


609-598


609-597


2 Kgs. 23:34-24:6,19

2 Chr. 36:4-8

Jer. 1:3; 22:18-23; 25:1ff; 26:1ff; 27:1ff;
35:1ff; 36:1ff

Dan. 1:1-2


 


 


 


 


 


Jehoiachin


598/97

(3 months)


598


597


2 Kgs. 24:6,8-17; 25:27-30

2 Chr. 36:8-9

Jer. 52:31; Ezek. 1:2


 


 


 


 


 


Zedekiah


597-586


598-587


597-587


2 Kgs. 24:17-25:7

2 Chr. 36:10-11

Jer. 1:3; 21:1-7; 24:8-10; 27:1ff; 32:4-5;
34:1-22; 37:1-39:7; 52:1-11


 


 


 


 


 


Fall of Jerusalem to Babylon


586 B.C.


587 B.C.


587 B.C.


Lamentations


 


 


 


 


 

For a good discussion on the problems of dating
see E. R. Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings.

 

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