DATES FOR KINGS REHOBOAM TO ZEDEKIAH
| NAME | YEARS OF REIGN | APPROX. DATES BC | REFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboam | 17 | 895 - 878 | |
| Abijam | 3 | 878 - 875 | |
| Asa | 41 | 875 - 834 | |
| Jehoshaphat | 25 | 834 - 809 | |
| Jehoram - 3 years alongside his father as co-regent. His father arranges his marriage to Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. His son, grandson, and great-grandson are subsequently removed from Matthew's list of kings in the genealogy of Jesus |
5 (+3) | 812 - 804 | |
| Ahaziah - removed from genealogy | 1 | 804 - 803 | |
| (Queen) Athaliah | 6 | 803 - 797 | |
| Joash - removed from genealogy | 40 | 797 - 757 | |
| Amaziah - removed from genealogy | 29 | 757 - 728 | |
| Azariah (Uzziah) | 52 | 728 - 676 | |
| Jotham | 16 | 676 - 660 | |
| Ahaz | 16 | 660 - 644 | |
| Hezekiah. Celebrates a glorious passover in the second month of his first year, after the priests had sanctified themselves. Great joy in Jerusalem, since the time of Solomon there was not the like |
29 | 644 - 615 | |
| Manasseh | 55 | 615 - 560 | |
| Amon | 2 | 560 - 558 | |
| Josiah. In his 18th year, commands that the passover (i.e. that proper first month passover) be held. The scriptures say that never in the days of the judges, the kings of Israel, the kings of Judah, had a passover been held like this one. Yes indeed, for as had happened to Egypt, so now their turn, their kingdom was about to be demolished as the prophets had warned. |
31 | 558 - 527 | |
| Jehoahaz (Shallum) - Josiah's third eldest son (ranked fourth however in importance in 1 Chronicles 3:15) assumes the throne - captured by Pharaoh and dies in Egypt | 3 months | Start 527 | |
| Jehoiakim - Josiah's second eldest son - Start of Babylonian captivity | 11 | 527 - 516 | |
| Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) - Jehoiakim's son - taken to Babylon | 3 months | Start 516 | |
| Zedekiah - Josiah's youngest son. In his 11th year, in mid-506 BC, flees Jerusalem, is captured, taken to Babylon. The following month, the temple in Jerusalem is destroyed. Two months later, Nebuchadnezzar's appointed governor, Gedaliah is assassinated. The Jews, afraid, then leave Jerusalem en masse, arriving back in Egypt. This completes 390 years of rebellion by the house of Israel, that had begun in 895 BC. Israel is now fully dispersed - see |
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