Brian Byersdorf Kings Timeline

Judah - Southern Kings

Rehoboam

0931 bc - 0913 bc

1 kings 14:21-31 ; 2 chron 9:31 – 12:16

Abijam

0913 bc - 0911 bc

1 kings 15:1-8 ; 2 chron 13:1-14:1

Asa

0911 bc - 0870 bc

1 kings 15:9-24 ; 2 chron 14:1-16:14

Jehoshaphat

0873 bc - 0848 bc

1 kings 22:41-50 ; 2 chron 17:1-21:1

Jehoram

0853 bc - 0841 bc

2 kings 8:16-24 ; 2 chron 21:1-20

Ahaziah

0841 bc

2 kings 8:25-9:29 ; 2 chron 22:1-9

Athaliah

0841 bc - 0835 bc

QUEEN
2 kings 11:1-20 ; 2 chron 22:10-23:21

Joash

0835 bc - 0796 bc

2 kings 11:21-12:21 ; 2 chron 24:1-27

Amaziah

0796 bc - 0767 bc

2 kings 14:1-20 ; 2 chron 25:1-28

Uzziah

0792 bc - 0740 bc

2 kings 15:1-7 ; 2 chron 26:1-23

Jotham

0759 bc - 0731 bc

2 kings 15:32-38 ; 2 chron 27:1-9

Ahaz

0735 bc - 0715 bc

2 kings 16:1-20 ; 2 chron 28:1-27

Hezekiah

0729 bc - 0696 bc

2 kings 18:1-20:21 ; 2 chron 29:1-32:33 ; Isa 36:1-39:8

Manasseh

0696 bc - 0642 bc

2 kings 21:1-18 ; 2 chron 33:1-20

Amon

0642 bc - 0640 bc

2 kings 21:19-26 ; 2 chron 33:21-25

Josiah

0640 bc - 0609 bc

2 kings 22:1-23:30 ; 2 chron 34:1-35:27

Jehoahaz

0609 bc

2 kings 23:31-34 ; 2 chron 36:1-4 Jer 22:1-12

Johoiakin

0609 bc - 0598 bc

2 kings 23:34-24:7 ; 2 chron 36:4-8 ; Jer 22:13-23 ; 26:36

Jehoiachin

0598 bc - 0597 bc

2 kings 24:8-17 ; 2 chron 26:9-10 ; Jer 22:24-30 ; 52:31-34

Zedekiah

0597 bc - 0586 bc

2 kings 24:17-25:7 2 chron 36:11-21 ; Jer 39:1-10 ; 52:1-11

Israel - Northern Kings

Jeroboam

0931 bc - 0910 bc

1 king 11:26-40; 12:1-14:20 2
chron 10:1-11:4; 11:13-16; 13:2-20

Nedab

0910 bc - 0909 bc

1 king 15:25-31

Baasha

0909 bc - 0886 bc

1 king 15:16-22, 27-29, 32-34; 16:1-7

Omri

0885 bc - 0874 bc

1 king 16:16-18, 21-28

Zimri

0885 bc

1 king 16:9-12, 15-20

Ahab

0874 bc - 0853 bc

1 king 16:29-22:40; 2 chron 18:1-34

Elah

0866 bc - 0855 bc

1 king 16:8-14

Ahaziah

0853 bc - 0852 bc

1 king 22:51 ; 2 king 1:18 ; 2 chron 20:35-37

Joram

0852 bc - 0841 bc

2 king 3:1-9:26

Jehu

0841 bc - 0814 bc

2 king 9:1-10:36

Jehoahaz

0814 bc - 0798 bc

2 king 13:1-9

Jehoash

0798 bc - 0782 bc

2 kings 13:10-13, 25 ; 14:8-16 ; 2 chron 25:17-24

Jeroboam II

0793 bc - 0753 bc

2 kings 14:23-29

Zechariah

0753 bc - 0752 bc

2 kings 15:8-12

Menahem

0752 bc - 0742 bc

2 kings 15:14, 16-22

Pekah

0752 bc - 0732 bc

2 kings 15:25, 27-31 ; 16:5 ; 2 chron 28:5,6 Isa 7:1

Pekahiah

0742 bc - 0740 bc

2 kings 15:23-26

Hoshea

0732 bc - 0722 bc

2 kings 15:30 ; 17:1-6 ; 18:9-10

Shallum

0752

2 kings 15:10, 13-15

Judah - Prophets

Obadiah

0841 bc - 0831 bc

1 Kings 18:3-16

Joel

0835 bc - 0796 bc

Isaiah

0740 bc - 0680 bc

2 Kings 19-20

Micah

0735 bc - 0700 bc

1 Chronicals 8-9

Nahum

0650 bc - 0620 bc

Zephaniah

0640 bc - 0620 bc

2 Kings 25:18

Jeremiah

0627 bc - 0585 bc

2 Kings 23:31, 24:18. 1 Chron 12, 2 Chron 35:25, 36

Habakkuk

0607 bc - 0604 bc

Daniel

0606 bc - 0537 bc

1 Chron 3:1

Ezekiel

0592 bc - 0570 bc

Haggai

0520 bc

Zechariah

0520 bc - 0518 bc

Malachi

0450 bc - 0430 bc

Israel - Prophets

Elijah

0874 bc - 0848 bc

1 Kings 17-19, 21. 2 Kings 1-2

Elisha

0848 bc

1 Kings 19, 2 Kings 2-8

Jonah

0785 bc - 0750 bc

2 Kings 14:25 mentions Jonah being part of the time of Jeroboam II

Amos

0762 bc

Jerboam son of Joash, of Israel

0762 bc

Uzziah of Judah

0762 bc

Hoesea

0755 bc - 0715 bc

United Kingdom

Saul

1050 bc - 1010 bc

David

1010 bc - 0970 bc

Solomon

0970 bc - 0931 bc

Main Events

Divided Kingdom

0931 bc

Israel (Samaria/Northern Kingdom) taken into exile

0722 bc

46 cities of Judah taken by Assyria

0701 bc

Assyria defeated

0612 bc

Battle of Megiddo

0609 bc

1 Exile of Judah

0606 bc

2 Exile of Judah

0597 bc

3rd Exile of Judah

0586 bc

Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar

0586 bc

Fall of Babylon

0539 bc

First return of the exiles

0539 bc

Temple Foundation was laid

0536 bc

Temple was finished

0516 bc

Ezra comes to Jerusalem

0458 bc

Nehemiah comes to Jerusalem

0444 bc

United Prophets

Samuel

1050 bc - 1020 bc

Nathan and Gad

1020 bc - 0970 bc

World Powers

Egypt

1050 bc - 0525 bc

Syria

0940 bc - 0730 bc

Assyria

0883 bc - 0612 bc

Babylon

0626 bc - 0539 bc

Media

0625 bc - 0550 bc

Persia

0560 bc - 0425 bc