Revised Chronology of the Monarchies of Israel and Judah

Daniel J. Castellano

United Monarchy of Israel

David (1017-977), age 30, ruled 40 yrs

Solomon (977-938), ruled 40 yrs. Began construction of temple (974).


Kingdom of Judah

Rehoboam (938-922), age 41, ruled 17 yrs. Jerusalem sacked by Shoshenq I (934).

Abijam (922-919), ruled 3 yrs

Asa (919-879), ruled 41 yrs. Attacked by Baasha in Year 26 (894).

Jehoshophat (879-857), age 35, ruled 25 yrs

Jehoram (857-850), age 32, ruled 8 yrs

Ahaziah (850), age 22, ruled 1 yr

Athaliah (850-844), queen, ruled 6 yrs

Joash (844-807), age 7, ruled 38 yrs.

Amaziah (807-779), age 25, ruled 29 yrs. Defeated by Jehoash (793); exiled (791).

Azariah (791-740), aka Uzziah, age 16, ruled 52 yrs. Contracted leprosy (757).

Jotham (757-742), age 25, ruled 16 yrs

Ahaz (742-727), age 22, ruled 16 yrs. Tiglath-Pileser III (744-727) received tribute from Azariah (742); made Ahaz vassal. Ahaz gave tribute again (731).

Hezekiah (727-699), age 23, ruled 29 yrs. Samaria fell in Year 6 (722). Jerusalem under siege in Year 14 (714) by Sennacherib.

Kingdom of Israel

Jeroboam (938-917), ruled 22 yrs

Nadab (917), ruled 1 yr

Baasha (917-894), ruled 24 yrs. Attacked Asa (894).

Elah (894-893), ruled 2 yrs

Zimri (893), ruled 7 days

Tibni (893-890), ruled (half of Israel) 4 yrs

Omri (893-882), ruled 12 yrs

Ahab (882-861), ruled 22 yrs

Ahaziah (862-861), ruled 2 yrs

Jehoram (861-850), ruled 12 yrs

Jehu (850-822), ruled 28 yrs. Killed house of Omri & Ahaziah of Judah (850). Gave tribute to Shalmaneser III (841).

Jehoahaz (822-806), ruled 17 yrs

Jehoash (808-793), ruled 16 yrs. Gave tribute to Adad-nirari II (810-783); defeated Amaziah (793).

Jeroboam (793-753), ruled 41 yrs

Zechariah (753), ruled 3 mos

Shallum (753), ruled 6 mos

Menahem (753-742), ruled 10 yrs. Gave tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III (742).

Pekahiah (742-740), ruled 2 yrs

Pekah (740-731), ruled 10 yrs. Deposed as vassal by Tiglath-Pileser III (731).

Hoshea (730-722), ruled 9 yrs. Samaria destroyed by Shalmaneser V (722).


Manasseh (699-645), age 12, ruled 55 yrs

Amon (645-644), age 22, ruled 2 yrs

Josiah (644-614), age 8, ruled 31 yrs

Jehoahaz (614), age 23, ruled 3 mos

Jehoiakim (614-604), age 25, ruled 11 yrs

Jehoiakin (604-597), age 8, ruled 8 yrs. Actually ruled only 3 mos at age 16; deposed by Nebuchadnezzar.

Zedekiah (597-586), age 21, ruled 11 yrs. Jerusalem destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (586).


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