The BC dates shown here have been reverse-calculated from the period of Judah's Babylonian Exile -
which is when the AM dates (dates after Creation) meet recognised historical BC dates.
See Critical Path for further information.
Copyright © 1999, 2012 by David Petrie
Person:
Jeroboam II, king of Israel
Start Reign:
3400 AM [Chart]
824 BC [Chart]
[Table][Index]
End Reign / Died:
c. 3452 AM
c. 772 BC
Biblical References:
2 Kings 14:23-29
Comments:
The biblical narrative describes Jeroboam II as evil - comparable to the evils of his namesake who revolted against Rehoboam, son of Solomon.
There is a discrepancy in the length of Jeroboam II's reign. The biblical narrative states that Jeroboam reigned for 41 years. However, the biblical narrative also states that he began his reign in the 15th year of Amaziah, king of Judah, and that his son Zechariah began his reign in the 38th year of Azariah, king of Judah. The difference between these two dates is 52 years (refer to table of the kings of Judah for figures of these two kings).
The most likely explanation for this discrepancy is that the figure of 41 years is wrong - either recorded wrong or transcribed wrong over the years since it was recorded.