Date (BC) |
Israel (Northern Kingdom) Twenty monarchs, all were wicked. Five dynasties were set up in Israel, all were short lived and ended by assassination or violence. Seven monarchs were murdered, and 1 died of suicide. |
Judah (Southern Kingdom) Twenty monarchs, twelve were wicked. Only 4 advanced their nation economically and religiously. |
Date (BC) |
| 922-901 | Jeroboam –evil
2 Kings 17:21 |
Rehoboam -evil
2 Chronicles 12:14 |
922-915 |
| 901-900 | Nadab –evil 1 Kings 15:25 | Abijah –evil 1 Kings 15:1-3 | 915-913 |
| 900-877
877-876 876 |
Baasha –evil
Elah -evil Zimri -evil 1 Kings 15:33-34; 1 Kings 16:8-15 |
Asa –did right, began religious reform by destroying idols. 1 Kings 15:11-14; 2 Chron. 14:1-16:14 | 913-873
|
| 876-869 | Tibni v. Omri – evil – Tibni is killed, 1 Kings 16:21-26 | Jehoshaphat –did right
1 Kings 22:42-43 Jehoram (Joram)- evil- killed his brothers to secure the throne, married to Athaliah. 2 Kings 8:16-24 |
873-849
848-841 |
| 869-850 | Ahab –evil, married Jezebel 1 Kings 21:25
Ahaziah –evil 1 Kings 22:51-52 |
Ahaziah –evil son of Jehoram, allied with Jehoram (cousin) King of Israel against Syria
2 Kings 8:25-29 |
843 |
| 849-843 | Joram (Jehoram) –evil 2 Kings 3:1-3 | Athaliah –evil, she was the daughter of Israel’s King Ahab & married to Jehoram 2 Chronicles 24:7 | 843-837 |
| 843-815 | Jehu –mixed
2 Kings 10:30-31 |
Joash –evil
2 Kings 13:10-11 |
837-800 |
| 815-802 | Jehoahaz –evil
2 Kings 13:1-2 |
Amaziah -right in youth, evil in old age 2 Chron. 25 | 800-783 |
| 802-786 | Jehoash (Joash) –evil
2 Kings 13:10-11 |
Uzziah (Azariah) –right in youth
2 Chronicles 26:3-4 |
783-742 |
| 786-746 | Jeroboam II –evil 2 Kings 14:23-24 | Jotham (co-regent) – did right
2 Kings 15:32-34 |
750-742 |
| 746-745 | Zachariah-evil 2 Kings 15:8-9 | Jotham (king) | 742-735 |
| 745
745-737 737-736 736-732 732-724 |
Shallum –surmised evil
Menahem -evil Pekahiah -evil Pekah -evil Hoshea –evil 2 Kings 15:10-28; 2 Kings 17:1-2 |
Ahaz – evil, encouraged Judah to worship idols, even sacrificing his own children. Warned by Isaiah of the consequences, but refused to heed counsel. 2 Kings 16; 2 Chron. 28; Isaiah 7:1 – 8:4 | 735-715 |
| 721 | Fall of Samaria- Assyria takes Israel- The 10 Lost Tribes- 2 Kings 17; 1 Nephi 22:1-12 | Hezekiah- did right. Instituted religious reforms and restored the temple to worship Jehovah.
2 Kings 20:12-21; 2 Chronicles 32:25-33; Isaiah 39 |
715-687 |
| Manasseh –evil 2 Kings 21 | 687-642 | ||
| Amon –evil 2 Kings 21:19-26 | 642-640 | ||
| Josiah –did right- “discovered” the Bible and reinstated proper worship in Judah. 2 Kings 22-23 | 640-609 | ||
| Jehoahaz –evil 2 Kings 23:31-32 | 609 | ||
| Jehoikim (Eliakim)- evil 2 Kings 23:34-24:7; 2 Chron. 36:5-8 | 609-598 | ||
| Jehoiachin (Coniah) –evil 2 Kings 24:8-17; 2 Chron. 36:9-10 | 598-597 | ||
| Zedekiah (Mattaniah) –evil 2 Kings 24:18-19 | 597-587 | ||
| Fall of Jerusalem | 587 |