Saturday, February 23, 2013

Chronology of Biblical Kings & Prophets of Israel

Prophet of Judah
King of JudahDate BC
{co-regency}
(Span)
Date BC
{co-regency}
(Span)
King of IsraelProphet of Israel
Old Testament Books
SamuelSaul
(bad king)
c.1050-1010
(40 years)
The nation was united.Ruth, I & II Samuel, Psalm,
Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
Samuel, NathanDavid
(good)
c.1010-970
(40 years)
Jerusalem was Israel's capital city.
 Solomon
(good to bad to good)
c. 970-931
(40 years)
The Temple was built in Jerusalem.
The nation split after Solomon.
ShemaiahRehoboam
(bad)
931-913
(17 years)
931-910
(22 years)
Jeroboam I
(bad king)
Ahijah
 Abijah
(bad)
913-911
(3 years)

  ''
 
Oded,
Hanani ??
Asa
(good to bad)
911-870
(41 years)

  ''



  ''

910-909
(2 years)
Nadab
(bad)


   ''

909-886
(24 years)
Baasha
(bad)
 Jehu

  ''

886-885
(2 years)
Elah
(bad)



  ''

885
(7 days)
Zimri
(bad)



  ''

885-874
{885-880}
(12 years)
Omri
(bad)



  ''

874-853
(22 years)
Ahab
(bad)
Elijah,
Micaiah
Obadiah,
Joel
 JahazielJehoshaphat
(good)
870-848
{873-870}
(25 years)

  ''
  ''
    '' 853-852
(2 years)
Ahaziah
(bad)
 Elijah
    '' 852-841
(12 years)
Joram
(bad)
Elijah,
Elisha
 Jehoram
(bad)
 848-841
{853-848}
(8 years)

  ''
Elisha
 Ahaziah
(bad)
 841
(1 year)

  ''
   ''
   ''

841-814
(28 years)
Jehu
(bad)
Elisha,
Obadiah
 Athaliah (queen)
(bad)
841-835
(6 years)
    ''
Elisha,
Obadiah
Joel,
Zechariah
Joash
(good)
835-796
(40 years)

  ''
  ''
Joel,
Zechariah
  ''

814-798
(17 years)
Jehoahaz
(bad)
   ''

  ''

798-782
(16 years)
Jehoash
(bad)
  ''
 Amaziah
(good)
796-767
(29 years)

  ''
   ''
Jonah- to Nineveh
Jonah, Amos,
Hosea, Isaiah, Micah

  ''

782-753
{793-782}
(41 years)
Jeroboam II
(bad)
Jonah- to Nineveh
 Azariah (Uzziah)
(good)
767-740
{791-767}
(52 years)

  ''
Amos,
Hosea
    '' 753-752
(6 months)
Zechariah
(bad)
Amos,
Hosea
    '' 752
(1 month)
Shallum
(bad)
Hosea
    '' 752-742
(10 years)
Menahem
(bad)
Hosea
Isaiah   '' 742-740
(2 years)
Pekahiah
(bad)
Hosea
Isaiah
  ''

740-732
{752-740}
(20 years)
Pekah
(bad)
Hosea
Isaiah,
Micah
Jotham
(good)
740-732
{750-740}
(16 years)

  ''
Hosea
Isaiah,
Micah
Ahaz
(bad)
732-716
(16 years)

  ''
Hosea
Isaiah,
Micah
  ''

732-721
(9 years)
Hoshea
(bad)
Hosea
Isaiah,
Micah
Hezekiah
(good)
716-687
(25 years)
    ''
Hosea
Israel captive to Assyria
Isaiah,
Nahum
Manasseh
(bad)
687-642
{696-687}
(55 years)
   Nahum,

 Amon
(bad)
642-640
(2 years)
   
Zephaniah,
Habakkuk,
Jeremiah
Josiah
(good)
640-608
(31 years)
  Obadiah- to Edom Zaphaniah
Jeremiah, Lamentations,
Habakkuk,
I&II Kings,
Daniel, Ezekiel
Jeremiah,
Habakkuk
Jehoahaz (Shallum)
(bad)
608
(3 months)
  Nahum-to Nineveh
Jeremiah,
Ezekiel,
Daniel,
Habakkuk
Jehoiakim
(bad)
608-597
(11 years)
-- Judah's first captivity to Babylon.
(Daniel is among the captives.)
Jeremiah,
Ezekiel,
Daniel
Jehoiachin
(Jeconiah, Coniah)
(bad)
597
(3 months)
-- Judah's second captivity to Babylon.
(Ezekiel is among the captives.)
Jeremiah,
Ezekiel,
Daniel
Zedekiah
(bad)
597-586
(11 years)
 
Jeremiah,
Ezekiel,
Daniel,
Haggai,
Zechariah
Jerusalem and
the first Temple
are destroyed
586-515

 
-- Final captivity to Babylon
Daniel ministers throughout the full
70 years of Judah's captivity.
Haggai (c. 520)
Zechariah (c. 520 - 518)
Haggai,
Zechariah,
Malachi
Prophets to the
returned remnant
c. 520-458
c. 444-400
A remnant returns to Jerusalem.
(Ezra & Nehemiah's return in c. 458)
The city and the second Temple are rebuilt.
 
Zachariah (c. 480 -470)
(After building the temple)
I&II Chronicals,
Ezra, Esther
Nehemiah,
Malachi

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