Babylonian and Persian Eras

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
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
Nabopolassar			c.3594	c.630	3619	605	25
Nebuchadrezzar II (Nebuchadnezzar)	3594	630	3619	605	3663	561	44	69
Awil-Marduk (Evil-Merodach)			3663	561	3664	560	1
Nergal-shar-usur (Neriglissar)			3665	559	3669	555	4
Nabonidus			3669	555	3685	539	16		Exile
Belshazzar			3674	550	3685	539	11		(Co-Regent with father Nabonidus)
Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great)	3639	585	3665	559	3695	529	30	56
Cambyses II			3695	529	3702	522	7
Darius I	3674	550	3702	522	3738	486	36	64
Xerxes I	3705	519	3738	486	3759	465	21	54
Artaxerxes I Longimanus			3759	465	3799	425	40
Xerxes II (Secydianus)			3799	425	3800	424	1
Darius II Ochus			3801	423	3820	404	19
Artaxerxes II Mnemon			3820	404	3865	359	45
Artaxerxes III Ochus			3865	359	3886	338	21
Arses			3886	338	3888	336	2
Darius III Codommanus			3888	336	3894	330	6
Alexander III (Alexander the Great)	3868	356	3888	336	3901	323	13	33

Prophet	Year Begin		Year End		Length of Era in Years	Comments
Prophet	AM	BC	AM	BC	Length of Era in Years	Comments
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
Haggai	3703	521	3708	516	5	Haggai 1:1, 2:1,10,20; Ezra 6:14,15
Zechariah	3703	521	3708	516	5	Zechariah 1:1,7, 7:1; Ezra 6:14,15
Ezra	3766	458	3796	428	30	Ezra 7:7-9. Length of 30yrs is an arbitrary estimate.
Nehemiah	3779	445	3809	415	30	Nehemiah 2:1. Length of 30yrs is an arbitrary estimate.
Malachi						Thought to have been written after the rebuilding of the Temple in 516 BC, but before Ezra/Nehemiah in 458 - 445 BC

Event	Year of Event		Reign used as Starting Reference		Comments
Event	AM	BC	King	Years	Comments
Men from Jerusalem's Royalty/Nobility taken to Babylon	3619	605	Jehoiakim	3	2 Kings 24:1-4. Daniel 1:1-4
Jehoiachin taken captive, along with most people and wealth	3627	597	Jehoiachin	1	2 Kings 24:8-17
Jerusalem raized (incl. Temple), more people taken into exile	3638	586	Zedekiah	11	2 Kings 25:8
Babylon falls to Persia - Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great)	3685	539	Cyrus the Great	1
Decree to re-build temple and allow exiles to return	3686	538	Cyrus the Great	1	2 Chron 36:21,22. Ezra 1:1
Completion of Temple as a result of decree by Darius	3708	516	Darius I	6	Ezra 6:15
Ezra travels to Jerusalem, with decree from Artaxerxes I	3766	458	Artaxerxes I	7	Ezra 7:7-9
Nehemiah leaves for Jerusalem with letters from Artaxerxes I	3779	445	Artaxerxes I	20

Daniel's Dreams and Visions	Year of Event		Reign used as Starting Reference		Comments
Daniel's Dreams and Visions	AM	BC	King	Years	Comments
Statue of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron and Clay (Chapter 2)	3620	604	Nebuchadnezzar	2	Daniel 2:1
The Four Beasts (Chapter 7)	3674	550	Belshazzar	1	Daniel 7:1
The Ram and the Goat (Chapter 8)	3676	548	Belshazzar	3	Daniel 8:1
The Seventy "Sevens" (Chapter 9)	3685	539	Darius (a Mede)	1	Daniel 9:1
Vision of a Man, and Kings of North & South (Chapters 10-12)	3687	537	Cyrus the Great	3	Daniel 10:1

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Babylonian and Persian Empires