The Kings and Prophets of Judah

King	Year Born		Begin Reign		Died/Exile		Length of Reign in Years	Age at Death / Exile	Comments
King	AM	BC	AM	BC	AM	BC	Length of Reign in Years	Age at Death / Exile	Comments
Saul			c.3123	c.1101	3165	1059	42 est.		1 Samuel 13:1 (NIV estimate - length in original manuscript uncertain)
David	3135	1089	3165	1059	3205	1019	40	70	2 Samuel 5:4
Solomon	3175	1049	3205	1019	3245	979	40	70	1 Kings 11:42
Rehoboam	3204	1020	3245	979	3262	962	17	58	1 Kings 14:21. 2 Chron 12:13
Abijah			3262	962	3265	959	3		1 Kings 15:1
Asa			3265	959	3306	918	41		1 Kings 15:9,10. 2 Chron 14-16
Jehoshaphat	3271	953	3306	918	3331	893	25	60	1 Kings 22:41,42. 2 Chron 20:31
Jehoram	3299	925	3331	893	3339	885	8	40	2 Kings 8:16. 2 Chron 21:5,20
Ahaziah	3317	907	3339	885	3340	884	1	23	2 Kings 8:25. 2 Chron 22:2
Athalia (mother of Ahaziah)			3340	884	3346	878	6		2 Kings 11:1-3. 2 Chron 22:12
Joash (son of Ahaziah)	3339	885	3346	878	3386	838	40	47	2 Kings 11:21 & 12:1. 2 Chron 24:1
Amaziah	3361	863	3386	838	3415	809	29	54	2 Kings 14:1,2. 2 Chron 25:1,25
Azariah/Uzziah	3399	825	3415	809	3467	757	52	68	2 Kings 15:1,2. 2 Chron 26:3
Jotham	3442	782	3467	757	3483	741	16	41	2 Kings 15:32,33. 2 Chron 27:1
Ahaz	3463	761	3483	741	3499	725	16	36	2 Kings 16:1,2. 2 Chron 28:1
Hezekiah	3474	750	3499	725	3528	696	29	54	2 Kings 18:1,2. 2 Chron 29-32
Manasseh	3516	708	3528	696	3583	641	55	67	2 Kings 21:1. 2 Chron 33:1-20
Amon	3561	663	3583	641	3585	639	2	24	2 Kings 21:19. 2 Chron 22:21-25
Josiah	3577	647	3585	639	3616	608	31	39	2 Kings 22:1. 2 Chron 34:1
Jehoahaz	3593	631	3616	608	3616	608	3 months	23	2 Kings 23:31. 2 Chron 36:2. Taken into exile in Egypt
Jehoiakim (son of Josiah)	3591	633	3616	608	3627	597	11	36	2 Kings 23:34,36. 2 Chron 36:5. Taken into exile in Babylon
Jehoiachin	3609	615	3627	597	3627	597	3 months	18	2 Kings 24:8. 2 Chron 36:9. Taken into exile in Babylon
Zedekiah (son of Josiah)	3606	618	3627	597	3638	586	11	32	2 Kings 24:17,18

Prophet	Year Begin		Year End		Length of Era in Years	Comments
Prophet	AM	BC	AM	BC	Length of Era in Years	Comments
Samuel	c.3093	c.1131	c.3153	c.1071	60 est.	1 Samuel 8:1 Estimate
Isaiah	3467	757	c.3528	c.696	61 est.	Isaiah 1:1; 6:1 Ending date is estimated
Micah	c.3467	c.757	c.3528	c.696	61 est.	Micah 1:1 Estimate
Zephaniah	c.3590	c.631				Zephaniah 1:1. Assumed early in Josiah's reign, prior to reforms - 2 Kings 22:3
Jeremiah	3598	626	3638	586	40	Jeremiah 1:2,3
Daniel	3619	605	3687	537	68	Daniel 1:1, 10:1
Ezekiel	3632	592	3652	572	20	Ezekiel 1:1,2; 40:1
Nahum						According to extra-biblical sources, Ninevah fell in 612 BC. Therefore Nahum must have written prior to this date.
Habakkuk						Describes Babylonian uprising over the Assyrians, therefore was written about 626 BC - when the Babylonians revolted against the Assyrians
Joel						Time-Period is unknown
Obadiah						Time-Period is unknown

Event	Year of Event		Event used as Starting Reference		Comments
Event	AM	BC	Event	Years	Comments
Solomon starts building Temple	3209	1015	Exodus from Egypt	480	1 Kings 6:1. 4th Year of Solomon's reign, ie. 3 yrs after he became king
Solomon finishes building Temple	3216	1008	Start of building	7	1 Kings 6:38
Israel & Judah split	3245	979	Solomon's Death
Jerusalem (including temple) destroyed by Babylonian army - inhabitants taken into exile	3638	586	Reign of Zedekiah	11	2 Kings 25

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