Friday, July 4, 2014

The Kings of Israel/Judah History



The Kings of Israel/Judah History

The United Kingdom (1053 - 933 BC)
Saul                 (1053 - 1013)  40 Years
David              (1013 - 973)    40 Years
Solomon          (973 - 933)      40 Years

The Divided Kingdom (933 - 586 BC)

Kings of Israel:
Jeroboam I      (933 - 911)      22 Years
Nadab              (911 - 910)        2 Years
Baasha             (910 - 887)      24 Years
Elah                 (887 - 886)        2 Years
Zimri               (866)                  7 Days
Omri                (886 - 875)      12 Years
Ahab               (875 - 854)      22 Years
Ahaziah           (855 - 854)        2 Years
Joram               (854 - 843)      12 Years
Jehu                 (843 - 816)      28 Years
Jehoahaz          (820 - 804)      17 Years
Jehoash            (807 - 790)      16 Years
Jeroboam II     (790 - 749)      41 Years
Zechariah        (748)                  6 Months
Shallum           (748)                  1 Month
Menahem        (748 - 738)      10 Years
Pekahiah          (738 - 736)        2 Years
Pekah              (748 - 730)      20 Years
Hoshea            (730 - 721)        9 Years

**Kingdom of Israel Destroyed by Assyria (721)

Kings of Judah:
Rehoboam       (933 - 916)      17 Years
Abijah              (915 - 913)        3 Years
Asa                  (912 - 872)      41 Years
Jehoshaphat     (874 - 850)      25 Years
Jehoram           (850 - 843)        8 Years
Anaziah           (843)                  1 Year
Athaliah          (803 - 775)        6 Years
Joash               (843 - 803)      40 Years
Amaziah          (803 - 775)      29 Years
Uzziah             (787 - 735)      52 Years
Jotham             (749 - 734)      16 Years
Ahaz                (741 - 726)      16 Years         
Hezekiah         (726 - 697)      29 Years
Manasseh        (697 - 642)      55 Years
Amon              (641 - 640)        2 Years
Josiah              (639 - 608)      31 Years
Jehoahaz          (608)                 3 Months
Jehoiakim        (608 - 597)      11 Years

**Kingdom of Judah conquered by Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon.  1st captivity begins. (606)

Jehoiachin       (597)                  3 Months
Zedekiah         (597 - 586)      11 years

Kingdom of Judah and the Temple are totally destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (586)

First group of Jewish exiles return from Babylon with Zerubbabel to rebuild Temple (536)

Second group of Jewish exiles returns with Ezra the priest [revival] (457)

Third group of Jewish exiles return with Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (444)

* All dates are estimates from Halley's Bible Handbook

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