1 Kings
A Kingdom Divided Against Itself
Temple
Built
Solomon in his Glory
Temple
9:10 11
David Succeeded by Solomon
United Kingdom
40 Years
A Key Phrase: As David his Father
586 B.C.
12
16:29
Antagonisms
between
Israel and Judah
Split of the Kingdom
5
931
Apostasy
and Death
4
Administration
2:12
Early Days of
Solomon’s
Reign
Solomon
Crowned
1
966
Golden
Age
971 B.C.
22
King Ahab and
Prophet Elijah
Temple
Destroyed
(2 Kings 24)
Israel Contemporaneous with Judah
Divided Kingdom
90 Years
Key Verses: 9:4, 5
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2 Kings
2 Kings
Kingdoms Taken Captive
Mainly about Elisha
Mainly about the Kings of Israel and Judah The Closing Years of Judah
1
8:16
18
Divided Kingdom
Kings
of
Israel
Ahaziah and Joram
8:16
Kings
of
Judah
B.C.
9:11
853
Key Words and Phrases:
In the sight of the LORD
Howbeit, but
Men of God
Word of the LORD
25:27
Surviving Kingdom
Jehu to Hoshea
Jehoram to Ahaz
About 130 Years
Key Verses: 17:18-19; 23:27
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Hezekiah to Zedekiah
722
Captivity
to
Assyria
About 135 Years
586
Captivity
to
Babylon
17
Divided Kingdom
1 2 Tr i b e s
Saul
David
Southern Kingdom
Solomon
First Chronicles
1
(Genealogies)
Adam
1043 B.C.
Josiah
18
Amon
Second Kings
25
Surviving Kingdom
Judah
– Benjamin and Judah –
Second Chronicles
10
Reign
of
David
1011
1
Reign
of
Solomon
971
10
931
Division
of
Kingdom
36
History of Judah to the Captivity
(Shaded areas are Judah)
722
2 Kings 25
2 Chronicles 36
36
562 538
B.C.
Fall of Jerusalem
586
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Epilogue 25:27
1
1 , 2 K in g s
Elisha
1, 2 Chronicles
United Kingdom
Elijah
– 10 Tribes –
Manasseh
Rehoboam
David
Solomon
First Kings
Israel
Northern Kingdom
Hezekiah
12
2 Kings 17
Ahaziah
1
Fall of Samaria
Jehoshaphat
Jeroboam
The Setting of Kings
and Chronicles
Kings of Israel
Kings
of
Israel
Years M
of
Reign
Character
Kings of Judah
Relations Dethroned
with
By
Judah
History
Years
of
Reign
Character
Relations
with
Israel
41
17
Bad
War
3
Bad
War
41 *
Good
War
1
Rehoboam
I Kings 15:25-28
2
Abijam
I Kings 15:27 — 16:7
II Chronicles 16:1-6
3
Asa
4
Jehoshaphat
35
25 *
Good
Peace
I Kings 16:16-27
5
Jehoram
32
8*
Bad
Peace
Alliance
I Kings 16:28 — 22:40
II Chronicles 18:1-34
6
Ahaziah
22
1
Bad
Alliance
I Kings 22:40, 51-53
II Kings 1:1-17
II Chronicles 20:35-37
6
Bad
Peace
Jeroboam
22
Bad
War
2
Nadab
2
Bad
War
Baasha
3
Baasha
24
Bad
War
4
Elah
2
Drunkard
War
Zimri
I Kings 16:8-10
5
Zimri
7 days
Murderer
War
Omri
I Kings 16:10-20
6
Omri **
12
Very Bad
War
22
Exceedingly
Wicked
Ahab
Age
Began
Reign
I Kings 11:26 — 14.20
II Chronicles 9:29 — 13:22
1
7
Kings
of
Judah
8
Ahaziah
2
Bad
Peace
9
Joram
12
Bad
Alliance
10 Jehu
28
Bad
War
11 Jehoahaz
17
Bad
Peace
12 Jehoash
16 *
Bad
War
13 Jeroboam II
41 *
Bad
Peace
14 Zechariah
6 months
Bad
Peace
Shallum
II Kings 15:8-12
15 Shallum
1 month
Bad
Peace
Menahem
II Kings 15:13-15
II Kings 15:23-26
Jehu
II Kings 3:1-3; 9:14-25
II Chronicles 22:5-7
II Kings 9:1 — 10:36
II Chronicles 22:7-12
II Kings 13:1-9
II Kings 13:10-25; 14:8-16
II Chronicles 25:17-24
II Kings 14:23-29
16 Menahem
10
Bad
Peace
17 Pekahiah
2
Bad
Peace
Pekah
II Kings 15:16-22
18 Pekah ***
20
Bad
War
Hoshea
19 Hoshea
9
Bad
Peace
II Kings 15:27-31
II Chronicles 28:5-8
II Kings 17:1-41
These figures, as recorded in the biblical text, do not always reflect
co-regencies of kings.
7
Athaliah
(queen)
8
Joash
7
40
Good
Peace
9
Amaziah
25
29 *
Good
War
10 (Azariah)
16
52 *
Good
Peace
11 Jotham
25
16 *
Good
War
12 Ahaz
20
16 *
Bad
War
13 Hezekiah
25
29 *
Good
14 Manasseh
12
55 *
Bad
15 Amon
22
2
Bad
16 Josiah
8
31
Good
17 Jehoahaz
23
3 months
Bad
18 Jehoiakim
25
11
Bad
19 Jehoiachin
18
3 months
Bad
20 Zedekiah
21
11
Bad
Uzziah
M
*
**
***
These kings shared the throne with either their father or their son.
Tibni ruled a portion of Israel for Omri’s first five years.
Pekah ruled part of Israel at the same time as Menahem and Pekahiah before
he overthrew the latter.
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History
I Kings 12:1 — 14:31
II Chronicles 10:1 — 12:16
I Kings 15:1-8
II Chronicles 13:1-22
I Kings 15:9-24
II Chronicles 14:1 — 16:14
I Kings 22:41-50
II Chronicles 17:1 — 20:37
II Kings 8:16-24
II Chronicles 21:1-20
II Kings 8:25-29; 9:27-29
II Chronicles 22:1-9
II Kings 8:18, 25-28; 11:1-20
II Chronicles 22:1 — 23:21; 24:7
II Kings 11:1 — 12:21
II Chronicles 22:10 — 24:27
II Kings 14:1-14
II Chronicles 25:1-28
II Kings 15:1-7
II Chronicles 26:1-23
II Kings 15:32-38
II Chronicles 27:1-9
II Kings 16:1-20
II Chronicles 28:1-27
II Kings 18:1 — 20:21
II Chronicles 29:1 — 32:33
II Kings 21:1-18
II Chronicles 33:1-20
II Kings 21:19-23
II Chronicles 33:21-25
II Kings 22:1 — 23:30
II Chronicles 34:1 — 35:27
II Kings 23:31-33
II Chronicles 36:1-4
II Kings 23:34 — 24:5
II Chronicles 36:5-7
II Kings 24:6-16
II Chronicles 36:8-10
II Kings 24:17 — 25:7
II Chronicles 36:11-21
1050 B.C.
1025
1000
975
950
925
875
900
850
825
800
775
750
725
700
675
650
625
600
575
550
Northern kingdom: Israel
Menahem
Zechariah
Pekahaih
Elah Tibni
Jehoash
Jereboam I
Nadab
Baasha
Omri
Zimri
Ahijah
David
Joram
Jehu
Jehoahaz
Jeroboam II
Elisha
Jehu
Captivity of Ten Tribes
to Assyria
Pekah
Shallum
Ahaziah
Elijah
Iddo
Saul
Ahab
Hoshea
Hosea
Jonah
Oded
Amos
Solomon
722 B.C.
Southern kingdom: Judah
1043 B.C.
Abijam
Amon
Queen Athaliah
Amaziah
Rehoboam
586 B.C.
Asa
Jehoshaphat Jehoram
Joash
Jehoahaz Jehoiachin
Ahaz
Uzziah
Jotham
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Jehoiakim Zedekiah
Ahaziah
Shemaiah
Hanani
Azariah
Obadiah
Jahaziel
Captivity of Judah
to Babylon
Josiah
Joel
Isaiah
Micah
Nahum
Zephaniah
Daniel
Habakkuk
Jeremiah
931 B.C.
Huldah
Ezekiel
525 B.C.
1050 B.C.
1025
1000
975
950
Chart of Kings
and Prophets
925
Jereboam I
Baasha
Omri
Ahab
Zimri
Ahijah
David
825
800
Elah Tibni
Joram
Jehu
Jehoahaz
Ahaziah
Elijah
Iddo
Saul
850
Northern kingdom: Israel
Nadab
part 1
875
900
Elisha
Jehu
Solomon
Southern kingdom: Judah
1043 B.C.
Abijam
Explanations:
1. The reigns of the kings
are identified as evil (shaded)
or good (unshaded).
2. The prophets appear in
the small boxes. Authors
of biblical books are
indicated thus: Obadiah
Rehoboam
Queen Athaliah
Asa
Jehoshaphat Jehoram
Joash
Ahaziah
Shemaiah
Hanani
Azariah
931 B.C.
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Obadiah
Jahaziel
Joel
800
775
750
725
700
675
Northern kingdom: Israel
Jeroboam II
Captivity of Ten Tribes
to Assyria
Pekah
Shallum
625
600
575
Hoshea
Hosea
Jonah
722 B.C.
Southern kingdom: Judah
586 B.C.
Amon
Amaziah
Jehoahaz Jehoiachin
Ahaz
Uzziah
Jotham
525 B.C.
part 2
Oded
Amos
550
Chart of Kings
and Prophets
Menahem
Zechariah
Pekahaih
Jehoash
650
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Captivity of Judah
to Babylon
Josiah
Jehoiakim Zedekiah
Isaiah
Micah
Nahum
Zephaniah
Daniel
Habakkuk
Jeremiah
Huldah
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Ezekiel