Kings of Israel is a chronological timeline of the history of the Kings and the published prophets of Israel, with notes, comments and scripture references on each one.

The reigns of each King will be signified by a graphics character for each year of his reign. In the event of an overlap of reigns, the graphics character will be highlighted. The absence of a graphics character signifies a gap, during which time there was no King.

LEGEND:

▒ REIGN OF KING

▓ OVERLAPPING REIGNS OF 2 KINGS

DISCLAIMER ON DATES

Anyone that has ever seriously studied the history of the Kings of Israel should be well aware of the conflicts involved in dating their reigns. Several seemingly contradictory accounts are given in reference to the dates of ascension of certain kings, as well as to the length of their reigns. For instance, 1 Kings 15:25 tells us that King Nadab of Israel began reigning in the second year of Asa, king of Judah and that he reigned for two years. But, verses 27-28 say that Nadab was slain by Baasha in the third year of Asa, only one year later. This same situation occurs again with Baasha's son Elah and also with King Ahaziah of Israel. (see 1 Kings 16:8-10 and 1 Kings 22:51, 2 Kings 3:1) 2 Kings 1:17 also complicates the dating of the reign of Ahaziah's brother and successor, King Jehoram of Israel.

Perhaps the most confusing account of all the Kings of Israel is that of King Ahaziah of Judah. According to 2 Kings 8:25-26, he began reigning in the 12th year of Jehoram of Israel at the age of 22, but 2 Kings 9:29 gives the date as one year earlier, in the 11th year of Jehoram of Israel. The Chronicles account doesn't mention which year Ahaziah of Judah began reigning but it does mention his age at his ascension as being 32, ten years older than in the Kings account. (see 2 Chronicles 21:5)

Another complication to Ahaziah of Judah, is that his father, who was also named Jehoram, had begun reigning over Judah in the 5th year of King Jehoram of Israel and reigned for eight years (up until the 13th year of King Jehoram of Israel). This implies an overlap of reigns of one or two years. (see 2 Kings 8:16-17) These overlaps occur in several instances, but with the
exception of the cases where the ruling king is slain, they can possibly be explained by the younger king having begun his reign before the older king actually died as in the case of Jotham and Uzziah (2 Kings 15:5). In any event, all overlaps that occur are marked as such, and left at that.

KINGS OF ISRAEL in no way claims to be an authority on the exact dates of the reigns of the Kings of Israel, nor does it attempt to offer a conclusive explanation for any apparent conflicts found in the scriptures, but rather seeks merely to provide a historical chronology of the Kings of Israel, according to the Biblical account, within a general time frame supplied by dates taken from a previously published source.

The dates of the reigns of the Kings of Israel were taken in their entirety from appendix 50 .V. of the Companion Bible. All Scripture references are taken from the Authorized Version of 1611.

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1000 ▒	- Saul (40 yrs)
999 ▒
998 ▒	The First King
997 ▒	of Israel
996 ▒
995 ▒	1000 BC - 960 BC
994 ▒
993 ▒
992 ▒	And when Samuel saw Saul,
991 ▒	the Lord said unto him,
990 ▒	Behold the man whom I spake to
989 ▒	thee of! this same shall reign
988 ▒	over My People. -1 Samuel 9:17
987 ▒
986 ▒	God never wanted the children of
985 ▒	Israel to have a king, but they
984 ▒	rebelled against Him and demanded
983 ▒	to have one like all the other
982 ▒	nations.
981 ▒
980 ▒	God gave them a King, even
979 ▒	though He warned them that a
978 ▒	king would abuse them and lead
977 ▒	them into sin.
976 ▒
975 ▒	God told Samuel to command
974 ▒	Saul to attack the Amalekites
973 ▒	and destroy them, including the
972 ▒	women, children and livestock.
971 ▒	Saul instead spared the life of
970 ▒	Agag the king, and kept the best
969 ▒	animals to offer as sacrifices.
968 ▒	Samuel rebuked Saul and said, "to
967 ▒	obey is better than sacrifice",
966 ▒	and "Because thou hast rejected
965 ▒	the word of the Lord, He hath al-
964 ▒	so rejected thee from being King.
963 ▒	-1 Samuel 8:4-15:35
962 ▒
961 ▒
960 ▒	- David \| 960 BC - 920 BC
959 ▒	(40 yrs) \|
958 ▒
957 ▒	And the Lord said unto Samuel,
956 ▒	"How long wilt thou mourn for
955 ▒	Saul, seeing I have rejected him
954 ▒	from reigning over Israel? fill
953 ▒	thine horn with oil, and go, I
952 ▒	will send thee to Jesse the
951 ▒	Bethlehemite: for I have
950 ▒	provided Me a king among his
949 ▒	sons." And Samuel did that which
948 ▒	the Lord spake, and came to
947 ▒	Bethlehem. - And Samuel said
946 ▒	unto Jesse, "Are here all thy
945 ▒	children?" And he said, "There
944 ▒	remaineth yet the youngest, and,
943 ▒	behold, he keepeth the sheep."
942 ▒	And Samuel said unto Jesse,"Send
941 ▒	and fetch him:... And he sent,
940 ▒	and brought him in... And the
939 ▒	Lord said,"Arise, anoint him:
938 ▒	for this is he." Then Samuel
937 ▒	took the horn of oil, and
936 ▒	anointed him in the midst of his
935 ▒	brethren: and the Spirit of the
934 ▒	Lord came upon David from
933 ▒	that day forward.-
932 ▒	-1 Samuel 16:1,4,11,12,13
931 ▒	But David also sinned against
930 ▒	God by sleeping with Bathsheba
929 ▒	and killing her husband Uriah.
928 ▒	David paid for his sins at the
927 ▒	hands of his own sons. One of
926 ▒	his sons, Absalom, even tried
925 ▒	to kill him and take his king-
924 ▒	dom. At his death, another
923 ▒	son, Adonijah, tried to usurp
922 ▒	the throne from Solomon.
921 ▒
920 ▒	- Solomon \| 920 BC - 880 BC
919 ▒	(40 yrs) \|
918 ▒
917 ▒	- Solomon"s Temple begun
916 ▒	in the 2nd mo. of his 4th yr.
915 ▒
914 ▒
913 ▒	The apparent conflict between
912 ▒	1 Kings 6:1 and Acts 13:17-22
911 ▒	which both date Solomon"s Temple
910 ▒	as having been begun 488 and 573
909 ▒	years after the exodus respect-
908 ▒	ively, a difference of 93 years,
907 ▒	is explained through the Compan-
906 ▒	ion Bible"s App. 50.VII.(11) on
905 ▒	the "Lo-Ammi" periods of the
904 ▒	history of the Nation of Israel.
903 ▒	"When Israel was regarded...as
902 ▒	"Lo-Ammi," i.e. Not My People
901 ▒	(cf.Hos 1:8,2:1) then; Jehovah
900 ▒	dealt with them on a different
899 ▒	principle in recording time.
898 ▒	During these periods their
897 ▒	national history years are
896 ▒	smited from the years of the
895 ▒	world"s lifetime. When they were
894 ▒	Lo-Ammi, the events recorded in
893 ▒	the Scriptures, were recorded
892 ▒	according to a reckoning we have
891 ▒	termed "Anno Dei"(in GOD"S year)
890 ▒	and not according to"Anno Mundi"
889 ▒	(in the year of the world)
888 ▒	reckoning."
887 ▒	There were 5 Lo-Ammi periods
886 ▒	between the Exodus and the King-
885 ▒	dom. Mesopatamia-8yrs., Moab-18,
884 ▒	Caanan-20, Midian-7, Philistine-
883 ▒	40,= 93 yrs. thus explaing the
882 ▒	apparent conflict. See
881 ▒	Judges 3:8,14 4:2,3 6:1 13:1

KINGDOM OF		KINGDOM OF

JUDAH		ISRAEL


REHOBOAM -	▒ 880 ▒	- JEROBOAM
(17 yrs)	▒ 879 ▒	(22 yrs)
	▒ 878 ▒
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"And Judah did	▒ 870 ▒	thou "hast
evil in the	▒ 869 ▒	done evil
sight of the	▒ 868 ▒	above all
Lord..."	▒ 867 ▒	that were be-
1K 12:1-14:31	▒ 866 ▒	fore thee..."
	▒ 865 ▒	1K 12:20-14:20
	▒ 864 ▒
ABIJAM(3 yrs)-	▒ 863 ▒
"not perfect"	▒ 862 ▒
1K 15:1-8	▒ 861 ▒
ASA -	▒ 860 ▒
(41 yrs)	▒ 859 ▒
	▒ 858 ▒	- NADAB (1 yr)
	▒ 857 ▒	- BAASHA
"did that which	▒ 856 ▒	(24 yrs)
was right in	▒ 855 ▒
the eyes of	▒ 854 ▒
the Lord..."	▒ 853 ▒	"did evil in
1K 15:9-24	▒ 852 ▒	the sight of
	▒ 851 ▒	the Lord..."
	▒ 850 ▒	1K 15:25-31
	▒ 849 ▒	1K 15:33-16:6
	▒ 848 ▒
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	▒ 834 ▓	- ELAH (2 yrs)
	▒ 833 ▒	- ZIMRI, OMRI
	▒ 832 ▒	(7 days)
	▒ 831 ▒	(12 yrs)
	▒ 830 ▒	1K 16:8-28
	▒ 829 ▒
	▒ 828 ▒	Omri- "wrought
	▒ 827 ▒	evil","worse
	▒ 826 ▒	than all that
	▒ 825 ▒	were before"
	▒ 824 ▒	1K 16:25
	▒ 823 ▒
	▒ 822 ▓	- AHAB
	▒ 821 ▒	(22 yrs)
	▒ 820 ▒
JEHOSHAPHAT -	▒ 819 ▒
(25 yrs)	▒ 818 ▒	Ahab- son of
	▒ 817 ▒	Omri
	▒ 816 ▒	"did evil",
did "that which	▒ 815 ▒	"worse than
was right in	▒ 814 ▒	all that were
the eyes of	▒ 813 ▒	before him."
the Lord..."	▒ 812 ▒	had showdown
1K 22:41-50	▒ 811 ▒	with Elijah
	▒ 810 ▒	at Mt. Carmel
	▒ 809 ▒	1K 16:29-22:40
	▒ 808 ▒
	▒ 807 ▒
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	▒ 805 ▒
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	▒ 802 ▓	-AHAZIAH(2yrs)
	▒ 801 ▓	- JEHORAM
	▒ 800 ▒	(Joram)
	▒ 799 ▒	(of Israel)
	▒ 798 ▒	(12 yrs)
	▒ 797 ▒
JEHORAM -	▓ 796 ▒	"wrought evil
(Joram)	▓ 795 ▒	in the sight of
(of Judah)	▒ 794 ▒	the Lord..."
(8 yrs)	▒ 793 ▒	2K 3:1-9:26
"did evil in the	▒ 792 ▒	(of Israel)
sight of the	▒ 791 ▒
Lord."2K 8:16-24	▒ 790 ▒
AHAZIAH(1yr) ?	▒ 789 ▒
2K 8:25-9:29	788 ▒	- JEHU
USURPATION	787 ▒	(28 yrs)
OF	786 ▒
ATHALIAH	785 ▒	Anointed by
(6 yrs)	784 ▒	Elisha to kill
2K 11:1-20	783 ▒	all the sons
JEHOASH -	▒ 782 ▒	of Ahab.
(Joash)	▒ 781 ▒	2K 9:1-10:36
(of Judah)	▒ 780 ▒
(40 yrs)	▒ 779 ▒
	▒ 778 ▒
	▒ 777 ▒
"did that	▒ 776 ▒
which was	▒ 775 ▒
right in the	▒ 774 ▒
sight of the	▒ 773 ▒
Lord all his	▒ 772 ▒
days wherein	▒ 771 ▒
Jehoiada the	▒ 770 ▒
priest ins-	▒ 769 ▒
tructed him.	▒ 768 ▒
2K 12:1-21	▒ 767 ▒
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	▒ 759 ▒	- JEHOAHAZ
	▒ 758 ▒	(of Israel)
	▒ 757 ▒	(17 yrs)
	▒ 756 ▒
	▒ 755 ▒
	▒ 754 ▒	"did that which
	▒ 753 ▒	was evil in the
	▒ 752 ▒	sight of the
	▒ 751 ▒	Lord..."
	▒ 750 ▒	2K 13:1-9
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	▒ 746 ▒
	▒ 745 ▓	- JEHOASH
	▒ 744 ▓	(Joash)
AMAZIAH -	▓ 743 ▓	(of Israel)
(29 yrs)	▒ 742 ▒	(16 yrs)
	▒ 741 ▒
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"did that which	▒ 739 ▒	"did that which
was right in	▒ 738 ▒	was evil in
the sight of	▒ 737 ▒	the sight of
the Lord..."	▒ 736 ▒	the Lord..."
2K 14:1-20	▒ 735 ▒	2K 13:10-14:16
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	▒ 728 ▒	- JEROBOAM II
	▒ 727 ▒	(41 yrs)
	▒ 726 ▒
	▒ 725 ▒	"did that which
	▒ 724 ▒	was evil in
	▒ 723 ▒	the sight of
	▒ 722 ▒	the Lord..."
	▒ 721 ▒	2K 14:23-29
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	714 ▒
Gap of	713 ▒
	712 ▒
13 yrs	711 ▒
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	703 ▒
	702 ▒
UZZIAH -	▒ 701 ▒
Uzziah	▒ 700 ▒
(Azariah)	▒ 699 ▒
(52 yrs)	▒ 698 ▒
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"did that which	▒ 695 ▒
was right in	▒ 694 ▒		PROPHETS OF
the sight of	▒ 693 ▒
the Lord..."	▒ 692 ▒		ISRAEL
2K 15:1-7	▒ 691 ▒
	▒ 690 ▒		\| Jonah (690)
	▒ 689 ▒		\| Amos (689-687)
	▒ 688 ▒		\| \| Hosea (689-611)
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	▒ 679	Gap of	\|
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	▒ 677	24 Years	\|
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	▒ 663 ▒	-ZECHARIAH(6mo)	\|
	▒ 662 ▒	SHALLUM,MENAHEM	\|
	▒ 661 ▒	(1mo) (10yrs)	\|
	▒ 660 ▒		\|
	▒ 659 ▒	"did that which	\|
	▒ 658 ▒	was evil in	\|
	▒ 657 ▒	the sight of	\|
	▒ 656 ▒	the Lord..."	\|
	▒ 655 ▒	2K 15:17-22	\|
	▒ 654 ▒		\|
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	▒ 651 ▒	- PEKAHIAH	\|
	▒ 650 ▒	(2 yrs)	\|
	▒ 649 ▒	- PEKAH	\| \| Isaiah (649-588)
	▒ 648 ▒	(20 yrs)	\| \|
JOTHAM -	▒ 647 ▒		\| \|
(16 yrs)	▒ 646 ▒	"did that which	\| \|
	▒ 645 ▒	was evil in	\| \|
"did that which	▒ 644 ▒	the sight of	\| \|
was right in	▒ 643 ▒	the Lord..."	\| \|
the sight of	▒ 642 ▒	2K 15:23-26	\| \|
the Lord..."	▒ 641 ▒	2K 15:27-31	\| \|
2K 15:32-38	▒ 640 ▒		\| \|
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AHAZ -	▒ 632 ▒		\| \| \| Micah (632-603)
(16 yrs)	▒ 631 ▒		\| \| \|
	▒ 630 ▒		\| \| \|
	▒ 629	Gap of	\| \| \|
"did not that	▒ 628		\| \| \|
which was	▒ 627	9 yrs	\| \| \|
right in the	▒ 626		\| \| \|
sight of the	▒ 625		\| \| \|
Lord..."	▒ 624		\| \| \|
2K 16:1-20	▒ 623		\| \| \|
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	▒ 620 ▒	- HOSHEA	\| \| \|
	▒ 619 ▒	(9 yrs)	\| \| \|
	▒ 618 ▒		\| \| \|
HEZEKIAH -	▒ 617 ▒	"did that which	\| \| \|
(29 yrs)	▒ 616 ▒	was evil in	\| \| \|
	▒ 615 ▒	the sight of	\| \| \|
"did that which	▒ 614 ▒	the Lord...	\| \| \|
was right in	▒ 613 ▒	2K 17:1-6	\| \| \|
the sight of	▒ 612 ▒		\| \| \|
the Lord..."	▒ 611 ▒	- KINGDOM OF	\| \| \|
	▒ 610		\| \|
"He trusted in	▒ 609	ISRAEL CLOSED	\| \|
the Lord God of	▒ 608		\| \|
Israel; so that	▒ 607		\| \|
after him was	▒ 606	Carried Away	\| \|
none like him	▒ 605	into Captivity	\| \|
among all the	▒ 604	by Shalmaneser,	\| \|
kings of Judah,	▒ 603	king of Assyria	\| \|
nor any that	▒ 602	2K 17:1-41	\|
were before him"	▒ 601		\|
2K 18:1-20:21	▒ 600		\|
In 603 BC,	▒ 599		\|
King Sennacherib	▒ 598		\|
of Assyria comes	▒ 597		\|
against Judah.	▒ 596		\|
Deliverance	▒ 595		\|
prophecied by	▒ 594		\|
Isaiah. 145,000	▒ 593		\|
Assyrians die by	▒ 592		\|
Angel ofthe Lord	▒ 591		\|
2K 18:13-19:37	▒ 590		\|
	▒ 589		\|
Manasseh -	▒ 588		\|
(55 yrs)	▒ 587
	▒ 586
"did that which	▒ 585
was evil in	▒ 584
the sight of	▒ 583
the Lord..."	▒ 582
2K 21:1-18	▒ 581
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And the Lord	▒ 576
spake by His	▒ 575
servants the	▒ 574
prophets, say-	▒ 573
ing, "Because	▒ 572
Manasseh king of	▒ 571
Judah hath done	▒ 570
these abomina-	▒ 569
tions, and hath	▒ 568
done wickedly	▒ 567
above all that	▒ 566
the Amorites	▒ 565
did, which were	▒ 564
before him, and	▒ 563
hath made Judah	▒ 562
also to sin with	▒ 561
his idols:	▒ 560
Therefore thus	▒ 559
saith the Lord	▒ 558
God of Israel,	▒ 557
"Behold, I am	▒ 556
bringing such	▒ 555
evil upon Jerus-	▒ 554
alem and Judah,	▒ 553
that whosoever	▒ 552
heareth of it,	▒ 551
both his ears	▒ 550
shall tingle."	▒ 549
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Amon -	▒ 533
(2 yrs)	▒ 532
Josiah -	▒ 531
(31 yrs)	▒ 530
"did that which	▒ 529
was right in the	▒ 528
sight of the	▒ 527
Lord..."	▒ 526
2K 22:1-23:30	▒ 525
During Josiah"s	▒ 524
reign, Hilkiah,	▒ 523
the High Priest	▒ 522
found the Book	▒ 521
of the Law that	▒ 520
had been lost	▒ 519		Habakkuk(518), Zephaniah(518)
in the temple.	▒ 518		\| \| \| Jeremiah (518-477)
	▒ 517		\|
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"And like unto	▒ 515		\|
him, was there	▒ 514		\|
no king before	▒ 513		\|
him that turned	▒ 512		\|
to the Lord with	▒ 511		\|
all his heart,	▒ 510		\|
and with all his	▒ 509		\|
soul, and with	▒ 508		\|
all his might,	▒ 507		\|
according to all	▒ 506		\|
the law of Moses	▒ 505		\|
neither after	▒ 504		\|
him arose any	▒ 503		\|
like him."	▒ 502		\|
2K 23:25	▒ 501		\|
JEHOAHAZ(3MO)-	▒ 500		\|
JEHOIAKIM -	▒ 499		\|
(Eliakim)	▒ 498		\|
(11 yrs)	▒ 497		\|
"did that which	▒ 496		\|
was evil in	▒ 495		\| \| Daniel (495-424)
the sight of	▒ 494		\| \|
the Lord..."	▒ 493		\| \|
2K 23:31-35	▒ 492		\| \|
2K 23:36-24:6	▒ 491		\| \|
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JEHOIACHIN(3 mo)	▒ 489		\| \|
ZEDAKIAH -	▒ 488		\| \| \| Joel (488-477)
(Mattaniah)	▒ 487		\| \| \|
(12 yrs)	▒ 486		\| \| \|
"did that which	▒ 485		\| \| \|
was evil in	▒ 484		\| \| \| \| Ezekiel (484-462)
the sight of	▒ 483		\| \| \| \|
the Lord..."	▒ 482		\| \| \| \| \| Obadiah (482) ?
2K 24:8-17	▒ 481		\| \| \| \|
2K 24:17-25:6	▒ 480		\| \| \| \|
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FALL OF JUDAH	477		\| \| \| \|
	476		\| \|
Jerusalem Taken	475		\| \|
And The Temple	474		\| \|
Destroyed.	473		\| \|
	472		\| \|
Judah Carried	471		\| \|
Away Into Cap-	470		\| \|
tivity By King	469		\| \|
Nebuchadnezzar	468		\| \|
of Babylon.	467		\| \|
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