{"id":61537,"date":"2007-06-25T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-25T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=61537"},"modified":"2023-06-25T08:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T13:31:46","slug":"notes-on-kings-during-the-divided-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-kings-during-the-divided-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Kings During the Divided Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Kings During the Divided Kingdom<\/h1>\n

From I Kings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Judah<\/td>\nIsrael <\/td>\nProphets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon (Mostly Good) 40 years\nI Kings 1-11<\/td>\n\nNathan\nI Kings 1\nAhijah\nI Kings 11\nIddo\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rehoboam (Evil) 17 years\nI Kings 12:1-24; 14:21-31; 15:6<\/td>\nJeroboam (Evil) 22 years\nI Kings 11:26-40; 12:1-14:20<\/td>\nAhijah\n

I Kings 14<\/p>\n

Shemaiah<\/p>\nIddo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Abijam (Abijah) (Evil ) 3 years\n

Started 18th<\/sup> year of Jereboam<\/p>\nI Kings 15:1-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Asa (Good) 41 years\n

Started 20th<\/sup> year of Jereboam<\/p>\nI Kings 15:9-24<\/td>\n

Nadab (Evil) 2 years\n

Started 2nd<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 15:25-32<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baasha (Evil) 24 years\n

Started 3rd<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 15:33-16:7<\/td>\n

Jehu\nI Kings 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elah (Evil) 2 years\n

Started 26th<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 16:8-14<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zimri (Evil) 7 days\n

Started 27th<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 16:8-20<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tibni and Omri battle for the
\nthrone (Evil) 6 years\nI Kings 16:21-22<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Omri (Evil) 12 years\n

Started 27th <\/sup>year of Asa<\/p>\n

Started alone 31st<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 16:23-28<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoshaphat (Good) 25 years\n

Started 4th<\/sup> year of Ahab<\/p>\nI Kings 22:2-33,41-50<\/td>\n

Ahab (Evil) 22 years\n

Started 38th<\/sup> year of Asa<\/p>\nI Kings 16:29-22:40<\/td>\n

Elijah\n

I Kings 17-19; 21:17-29<\/p>\n

Micaiah<\/p>\nI Kings 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ahaziah (Evil) 2 years\n

Started 17th<\/sup> year of Jehoshaphat<\/p>\nI Kings 22:51-53<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

From II Kings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Judah<\/td>\nIsrael <\/td>\nProphets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoshaphat (continued)<\/td>\nAhaziah (Evil) 2 years\nStarted 17th<\/sup> year of
\nJehoshaphat\nII Kings 1<\/td>\n		Elijah\nII Kings 1-2:11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoram (Joram) (Evil) 12
\nyears\n

(brother of Ahaziah)<\/p>\nStarted 18th<\/sup> year of
\nJehoshaphat\nII Kings 3-8<\/td>\n

Elisha\nII Kings 2-13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoram (Joram) (Evil) 8
\nyears\nStarted the 5th<\/sup> year of
\nJehoram\nII Kings 8:16-23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ahaziah (Jehoahaz,
\nAzariah) (Evil) 1 year\nStarted the 12th<\/sup> year of
\nJehoram\nII Kings 8:24-9:28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Athaliah (Evil) 6 years\n

(daughter of Ahab, wife of Jehoram, and mother of Ahaziah)<\/p>\nII Kings 11:1-20<\/td>\n

Jehu (Evil) 28 years\nII Kings 9:1-10:36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joash (Jehoash) (Evil) 40
\nyears\n

(son of Ahaziah)<\/p>\n

Started the 7th<\/sup> year of Jehu<\/p>\nII Kings 11:21-12:21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Jehoahaz (Evil) 17 years\n

Started the 23rd<\/sup> year of Joash<\/p>\nII Kings 13:1-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Amaziah (Good) 29 years\n

Started the 2nd<\/sup> year of Joash<\/p>\nII Kings 14:1-20<\/td>\n

Joash (Jehoash) (Evil) 16
\nyears\n

Started the 37th<\/sup> year of Joash<\/p>\nII Kings 13:10-14:16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Jereboam (Evil) 41 years\nStarted the 15th<\/sup> year of
\nAmaziah\nII Kings 14:23-29<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uzziah (Azariah) (Good) 52
\nyears\n

Started 27th<\/sup> year of Jereboam<\/p>\nII Kings 14:21-22; 15:1-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Zechariah (Evil) 6 months\nStarted the 38th<\/sup> year of
\nUzziah\nII Kings 15:8-12<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shallum (Evil) 1 month\nStarted the 39th<\/sup> year of
\nUzziah\nII Kings 15:13-15<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Menahem (Evil) 10 years\nStarted the 39th<\/sup> year of
\nUzziah\nII Kings 15:16-22<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pekahiah (Evil) 2 years\nStarted the 50th<\/sup> year of
\nUzziah<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jotham (Good) 16 years\n

Started the 2nd<\/sup> year of Pekah<\/p>\nII Kings 15:32-38<\/td>\n

Pekah (Evil) 20 years\nStarted the 52nd<\/sup> year of
\nUzziah\nII Kings 15:25-37<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ahaz (Evil) 16 years\n

Started the 17th<\/sup> year of Pekah<\/p>\nII Kings 16:1-20<\/td>\n

Hoshea (Evil) 9 years\n

Started the 12th<\/sup> year of Ahaz<\/p>\nII Kings 17<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hezekiah (Good) 29 years\n

Started the 3rd<\/sup> year of Hoshea<\/p>\nII Kings 18:1-20:21<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\nIsaiah\nII Kings 19-20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manasseh (Evil) 55 years\nII Kings 21:1-18<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amon (Evil) 2 years\nII Kings 21:18-26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Josiah (Good) 31 years\nII Kings 22:1-23:30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoahaz (Shallum) (Evil) 3
\nmonths\nII Kings 23:31-34<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoiakim (Eliakim) (Evil)
\n11 years\nII Kings 23:34-24:6<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jehoiachin (Coniah,
\nJeconiah) (Evil) 3 months\nII Kings 24:6-16; 25:27-30<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zedekiah (Mattaniah) (Evil)
\n11 years\nII Kings 24:17-25:7<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captivity\nGedaliah appointed
\ngovernor\nII Kings 24:20-25:26<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 )…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[201],"tags":[279,621],"class_list":["post-61537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-history","tag-kings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28938,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/kings-during-the-divided-kingdom\/","url_meta":{"origin":61537,"position":0},"title":"Kings During the Divided Kingdom","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"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 )\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Notes"","block_context":{"text":"Notes","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/notes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20830,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-wrote-ii-kings\/","url_meta":{"origin":61537,"position":1},"title":"Who wrote II Kings?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Who wrote II Kings? 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