Old Testament Kings
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE KINGS AND PROPHETS
                            UNITED KINGDOM
                        KINGS OF ISRAEL & JUDAH


               SAUL            ---------------  1050
                 |
               DAVID           ---------------- 1010
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               SOLOMON         ----------------  970
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               SOLOMON'S DEATH ----------------  930
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THE DIVIDED KINGDOM


KINGS OF ISRAEL (Northern Kingdom)
    Date BC   Kings           Ruled   Scripture             Prophets

1.  930-909 * Jeroboam 1      22 yrs  1 Kings 12:25-14:20
2.  909-908 * Nadab            2 yrs  1 Kings 15:25-31
3.  908-886 * Baasha          24 yrs  1 Kings 15:32-16:7      ELIJAH
4.  886-885 * Elah             2 yrs  1 Kings 16:8-14           |
5.  885     * Zimri            7 days I Kings 16:15-20          |
6.  885-880 * Tibni            5 yrs  I Kings 16:21-22          |
7.  885-874 * Omri            12 yrs  1 Kings 16:23-28          |
8.  874-853 * Ahab            22 yrs  1 Kings 16:29-22:40     ELISHA
9.  853-852 * Ahaziah          2 yrs  1 Kings 22:51 2K 1:18     |
10. 852-841 * Joram (Jehoram) 12 yrs  2 Kings 1:17/3:1-8:15     |
11. 841-814 * Jehu            28 yrs  2 Kings 9:30-10:36        |
12. 814-798 * Jehoahaz        17 yrs  2 Kings 13:1-10        JONAH
13. 798-973 * Jehoash         16 yrs  2 Kings 13:10-25          |
14. 793-753 * Jeroboam 2      41 yrs  2 Kings 14:23-29        AMOS
15. 753     * Zechariah        6 mth  2 Kings 15:8-12           |
16. 752     * Shallum          1 mth  2 Kings 15:13-15          |
17. 752-742 * Menahem         10 yrs  2 Kings 15:16-22        HOSEA
18. 742-740 * Pekahiah         2 yrs  2 Kings 15:23-26          |
19. 752-732 * Pekah           20 yrs  2 Kings 15:27-31          |
20. 732-722 * Hoshea           9 yrs  2 Kings 15:30/17          |
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========= 722  BC FALL OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM - Israel  =======|


KINGS OF JUDAH (Southern Kingdom)
    Date BC   Kings           Ruled   Scripture           Prophets

1.  930-913 * Rehoboam        17 yrs  1 Kings 12:1-24        |
2.  913-910 * Abijah           3 yrs  1 Kings 15:1-8         |
3.  910-869   Asa             41 yrs  1 Kings 15:9-24        |
4.  872-848   Jehoshaphat     25 yrs  1 Kings 22:41-50       |
5.  848-841 * Jehoram          8 yrs  2 Kings 8:16-24     OBADIAH
6.  841-841   Ahaziah          1 yr   2 Kings 8:25-29        |
7.  841-835 * Athaliah         7 yrs  2 Kings 11            JOEL
8.  835-796   Joash           40 yrs  2 Kings 12             |
9.  796-767 * Amaziah         29 yrs  2 Kings 14:1-22        |
10. 792-740 * Azariah         53 yrs  2 Kings 15:1-7      ISAIAH
11. 750-732   Jotham (co)     16 yrs  2 Kings 15:32-38     MICAH
12. 732-715 * Ahaz            16 yrs  2 Kings 16             |
13. 715-686   Hezekiah        29 yrs  2 Kings 18:1-20:21   NAHUM
14. 697-642 * Manasseh        55 yrs  2 Kings 21:1-18        |
15. 642-640 * Amon             2 yrs  2 Kings 21:19-26    ZEPHANIAH
16. 640-609   Josiah          31 yrs  2 Kings 22-23       JEREMIAH
17. 609     * Jehoahaz         3 mths 2 Kings 23:31-33       |
18. 609-598 * Jehoiakim       11 yrs  2 Kings 23:34-24:7  HABAKKUK
19. 598-597 * Jehoiachin       3 mths 2 Kings 24:8-17        |
20. 597-586 * Zedekiah        11 yrs  2 Kings 24:18-25:26    |

===== 586 BC FALL OF SOUTHERN KINGDOM & JERUSALEM (Judah) ======
       (587 - 657  The Babylonian Captivity =70 years)       |
                                                          EZEKIEL
                                                             |
                                                  605-530  DANIEL
                                                             |
                                                  520-480 ZECHARIAH*
                                                           HAGGAI*
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                                                    458     EZRA
                                                             |
                                                    432   NEHEMIAH
                                                             |
                                                  440-430  MALACHI*
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400 B.C. --- Intertestamental Period ------(400 years)------(Silence)-

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