Notes on Kings During the Divided Kingdom

June 25, 2007

Kings During the Divided Kingdom

From I Kings

Judah

Israel

Prophets

Solomon (Mostly Good) 40 years

I Kings 1-11

Nathan

I Kings 1

Ahijah

I Kings 11

Iddo

Rehoboam (Evil) 17 years

I Kings 12:1-24; 14:21-31; 15:6

Jeroboam (Evil) 22 years

I Kings 11:26-40; 12:1-14:20

Ahijah

I Kings 14

Shemaiah

Iddo

Abijam (Abijah) (Evil ) 3 years

Started 18^th year of Jereboam

I Kings 15:1-8

Asa (Good) 41 years

Started 20^th year of Jereboam

I Kings 15:9-24

Nadab (Evil) 2 years

Started 2^nd year of Asa

I Kings 15:25-32

Baasha (Evil) 24 years

Started 3^rd year of Asa

I Kings 15:33-16:7

Jehu

I Kings 16

Elah (Evil) 2 years

Started 26^th year of Asa

I Kings 16:8-14

Zimri (Evil) 7 days

Started 27^th year of Asa

I Kings 16:8-20

Tibni and Omri battle for the
throne (Evil) 6 years

I Kings 16:21-22

Omri (Evil) 12 years

Started 27^thyear of Asa

Started alone 31^st year of Asa

I Kings 16:23-28

Jehoshaphat (Good) 25 years

Started 4^th year of Ahab

I Kings 22:2-33,41-50

Ahab (Evil) 22 years

Started 38^th year of Asa

I Kings 16:29-22:40

Elijah

I Kings 17-19; 21:17-29

Micaiah

I Kings 22

Ahaziah (Evil) 2 years

Started 17^th year of Jehoshaphat

I Kings 22:51-53

From II Kings

Judah

Israel

Prophets

Jehoshaphat (continued)

Ahaziah (Evil) 2 years

Started 17^th year of
Jehoshaphat

II Kings 1

Elijah

II Kings 1-2:11

Jehoram (Joram) (Evil) 12
years

(brother of Ahaziah)

Started 18^th year of
Jehoshaphat

II Kings 3-8

Elisha

II Kings 2-13

Jehoram (Joram) (Evil) 8
years

Started the 5^th year of
Jehoram

II Kings 8:16-23

Ahaziah (Jehoahaz,
Azariah) (Evil) 1 year

Started the 12^th year of
Jehoram

II Kings 8:24-9:28

Athaliah (Evil) 6 years

(daughter of Ahab, wife of Jehoram, and mother of Ahaziah)

II Kings 11:1-20

Jehu (Evil) 28 years

II Kings 9:1-10:36

Joash (Jehoash) (Evil) 40
years

(son of Ahaziah)

Started the 7^th year of Jehu

II Kings 11:21-12:21

Jehoahaz (Evil) 17 years

Started the 23^rd year of Joash

II Kings 13:1-9

Amaziah (Good) 29 years

Started the 2^nd year of Joash

II Kings 14:1-20

Joash (Jehoash) (Evil) 16
years

Started the 37^th year of Joash

II Kings 13:10-14:16

Jereboam (Evil) 41 years

Started the 15^th year of
Amaziah

II Kings 14:23-29

Uzziah (Azariah) (Good) 52
years

Started 27^th year of Jereboam

II Kings 14:21-22; 15:1-7

Zechariah (Evil) 6 months

Started the 38^th year of
Uzziah

II Kings 15:8-12

Shallum (Evil) 1 month

Started the 39^th year of
Uzziah

II Kings 15:13-15

Menahem (Evil) 10 years

Started the 39^th year of
Uzziah

II Kings 15:16-22

Pekahiah (Evil) 2 years

Started the 50^th year of
Uzziah

Jotham (Good) 16 years

Started the 2^nd year of Pekah

II Kings 15:32-38

Pekah (Evil) 20 years

Started the 52^nd year of
Uzziah

II Kings 15:25-37

Ahaz (Evil) 16 years

Started the 17^th year of Pekah

II Kings 16:1-20

Hoshea (Evil) 9 years

Started the 12^th year of Ahaz

II Kings 17

Hezekiah (Good) 29 years

Started the 3^rd year of Hoshea

II Kings 18:1-20:21

Isaiah

II Kings 19-20

Manasseh (Evil) 55 years

II Kings 21:1-18

Amon (Evil) 2 years

II Kings 21:18-26

Josiah (Good) 31 years

II Kings 22:1-23:30

Jehoahaz (Shallum) (Evil) 3
months

II Kings 23:31-34

Jehoiakim (Eliakim) (Evil)
11 years

II Kings 23:34-24:6

Jehoiachin (Coniah,
Jeconiah) (Evil) 3 months

II Kings 24:6-16; 25:27-30

Zedekiah (Mattaniah) (Evil)
11 years

II Kings 24:17-25:7

Captivity

Gedaliah appointed
governor

II Kings 24:20-25:26

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