Sunday, 1 January 2012

Chronology of Israel's Kings and Prophets


Chronology of Israel's Kings and Prophets

(Dates approximate. See notes at end of chart.)
Prophets in italics are mentioned in the text, but no books bear their names.
For some kings, the primary name is followed (in parenthesis) by an alternate name.
Prophet
King of Judah
Date BC
{co-regency}
(Span)
Date BC
{co-regency}
(Span)
King of Israel
Prophet
Samuel
Saul
(bad king)
c.1050-1010
(40 years)
The nation was united.
Samuel, Nathan
David
(good)
c.1010-970
(40 years)
Jerusalem was Israel's capital city.
.
Solomon
(good to bad)
c. 970-931
(40 years)
The Temple was built in Jerusalem.960
The nation split after Solomon.
Shemaiah
Rehoboam
(bad)
931-913
(17 years)
931-910
(22 years)
Jeroboam I
(bad king)
Ahijah
.
Abijah
(bad)
913-911
(3 years)
910-909
(2 years)
Nadab
(bad)
.
.
Asa
(good)
911-870
(41 years)
909-886
(24 years)
Baasha
(bad)
.
.
Jehoshaphat
(good)
870-848
{873-870}
(25 years)
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
.
. . ''
.
853-852
(2 years)
Ahaziah
(bad)
. . ''
.
Jehoram
(bad)
848-841
{853-848}
(8 years)
852-841
(12 years)
Joram
(bad)
Elijah, Elisha
.
Ahaziah
(bad)
841
(1 year)
.
.
. . '', ''
.
Athaliah (queen)
(bad)
841-835
(6 years)
841-814
(28 years)
Jehu
(bad)
Elisha
Joel,
Zechariah
Joash
(good)
835-796
(40 years)
814-798
(17 years)
Jehoahaz
(bad)
. . ''
.
Amaziah
(good)
796-767
(29 years)
798-782
(16 years)
Jehoash
(bad)
. . ''
Jonah- to Nineveh
.
Azariah (Uzziah)
(good)
767-740
{791-767}
(52 years)
782-753
{793-782}
(41 years)
Jeroboam II
(bad)
Amos, Hosea
.
. . ''
.
753-752
(6 months)
Zechariah
(bad)
Amos, Hosea
.
. . ''
.
752
(1 month)
Shallum
(bad)
Hosea
.
. . ''
.
752-742
(10 years)
Menahem
(bad)
. . ''
Isaiah
. . ''
.
742-740
(2 years)
Pekahiah
(bad)
. . ''
. . '', Micah
Jotham
(good)
740-732
{750-740}
(16 years)
740-732
{752-740}
(20 years)
Pekah
(bad)
. . ''
. . '', ''
Ahaz
(bad)
732-716
(16 years)
732-721
(9 years)
Hoshea
(bad)
. . ''
. . '', ''
Hezekiah
(good)
716-687
(29 years)
.
Israel captive to Assyria
. . ''
Manasseh
(bad)
687-642
{696-687}
(55 years)
.
.
.
.
Amon
(bad)
642-640
(2 years)
.
.
.
Zephaniah,
Habakkuk,
Jeremiah
Josiah
(good)
640-608
(31 years)
.
.
Obadiah- to Edom
Jeremiah
Jehoahaz (Shallum)
(bad)
608
(3 months)
.
.
Nahum-to Nineveh
. . ''
Jehoiakim
(bad)
608-597
(11 years)
-- Judah's first captivity to Babylon.
(Daniel is among the captives.)
. . '', Ezekiel
Jehoiachin
(Jeconiah, Coniah)
(bad)
597
(3 months)
.
.
.
. . '', ''
Zedekiah
(bad)
597-583
(11 years)
.
.
.
Ezekiel
Daniel
Jerusalem destroyed
Second captivity
to Babylon
586
.
.
Daniel prophesied during most
of Judah's 70 years of captivity.
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Prophets to the
returned remnant
c. 520
c. 520
c. 400
.
.
.

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