kings of Israel timeline

Jonathan born

1067 BCE

jonathan was born

Saul king

1052 BCE

Samuel anoints Saul as king

Saul performed an unlawful sacrafice

1048 BCE

Saul was waiting for Samuel to come to perform the sacrifice. Eventually, he decided he had waited long enough and performed the sacrifice himself. then when Samuel comes he gets rebuked and cursed again.

Jonathan defeated Philistines

1047 BCE

defeated a lot of Philistines with only his armor-bearer along

Saul didn't kill all the Ammonites

1046 BCE

After being commanded to kill the ammonites Saul saved some animals and the king. So Saul got a curse.

David annointed king

1025 BCE

Samuel anoints David with oil

David and Goliath

1025 BCE

David defeated the giant Goliath

David chased by Saul

Period: 1018 BCE to 1014 BCE

roamed with his band of men, hiding from Saul

Saul died

1010 BCE

Saul killed himself in battle so that he didn't fall into the hands of his enemies.

Jonathan dies

1010 BCE

Jonathan killed in battle at age 57

David and Bathsheba

1001 BCE

David sins with Bathseba then trys to cover it up by killing Uriah.

Absalom in Geshur

Period: 988 BCE to 985 BCE

Absolam exiled and living in Geshur

Absalom in Jerusalem

Period: 985 BCE to 983 BCE

Absalom returns to Jerusalem but is not allowed in David's presence

David forgave Absalom

983 BCE

David allowed Absalom into his presence

Absalom plans mutiny in Jerusalem

Period: 983 BCE to 979 BCE

Absolam spreads discontent among people that David is not a good king

Absalom dies

979 BCE

Absalom gets caught in a tree during the battle and is killed by Joab.

David gives Saul's sons to the Gibeonites

975 BCE

David allows the Gibeonites to avenge themselves on Saul's line but saves Jonathan's son

David does a census

974 BCE

David numbers the people of Israel against God's will and brings a plague

construction of the temple

972 BCE

Solomon builds the temple according to David's plans

Adonijah and Solomon

970 BCE

Adonijah is calling himself king so that the people will be in favor of him. But Nathan and Bathsheba talk to the bed-ridden David about fulfilling his promise that Solomon would be King. David agrees and Solomon is anointed, king.

Solomon gains wisdom

969 BCE

God comes to Solomon in a dream and tells him to ask for whatever he wants. Solomon asks for wisdom and God is pleased and gives him wisdom but also gives him the things he did not ask for, riches and fame.

Solomon judges the two women

969 BCE

Two mothers come to Solomon. One claims that the other has stolen her baby to replace the original baby which she accidentally killed. The other says it is her baby. Solomon gives justice by giving the baby to the one who loves it the most.

David died

968 BCE

David dies and passes kingship to Solomon

Rehoboam does not "lighten the yoke" of the people.

931 BCE

Rehoboam listens to bad advice and it causes him to lose favor with the people and Jeroboam to get control of Israel except for Judah and Benjamin.

Jeroboam creates golden calves

931 BCE

Jeroboam, king of Israel, makes golden calves to worship to keep his people from going to the official temple in Rehoboam's lands.

Jeroboam receives a prophesy

929 BCE

Jeroboam, king of Israel, gets a prophecy about a future boy who would destroy the idol worship in his lands. Jeroboam wants to kill the prophet who delivers the prophecy but his arms shrivel up.

Shishak attacks and plunders Judah and benjamin

927 BCE

Rehoboam turns from God and as a consequence, his lands, Judah and Benjamin are attacked by Shishak the king of Egypt

Abijah rules in Judah

913 BCE

Abijah becomes king after his father and does not serve the Lord

Abijah defeats Israel's army in a battle

912 BCE

Abijah has faith in God to save his outnumbered army and the Lord defeats Israel's army

Asa becomes king in Judah

910 BCE

Asa, son of Abijah, becomes king in Judah and follows God's will by destroying idols and teaching people God's rules

Asa makes a covenant with the king of Syria

902 BCE

Asa makes a covenant with the king of Syria to destroy the city Baasha (king of Israel) is building. God is angry with Asa because he should have trusted in him to defeat other armies. Asa becomes angry and punishes the prophet who tells him that God is angry.

Zimri king in Israel

883 BCE

Zimri is king for seven days. then the people hear that he killed the king so they make the commander of the army king.

Omri king in Israel

879 BCE

Omri becomes king after the supporters of Tibni are overcome. Omri reigned for 12 years and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

Ahab becomes king in Israel

872 BCE

Ahab king in Israel for twenty-two years. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord more than all who were before him.

Ahab at mount Carmel

868 BCE

Ahab is shown God's power at mount Carmel and the drought is ended.

Jehoshaphat becomes king in Judah

868 BCE

Jehoshaphat become king in Judah. He is wise and destroys the idols and follows only God.

Ahab has war with Syria

862 BCE

God shows his power through Ahab by defeating the Syrians

Ahab and Naboth

859 BCE

Ahab wants Naboth's vineyard but Naboth will not sell it. So Ahab pouts and his wife, Jezebel, frames Naboth for cursing God and the King and has him killed.

Ahab dies in a battle at Rameth-Gilead

852 BCE

Even though Ahab disguised himself he was still shot and killed.

Jehoshaphat goes to battle with Ahab at Ramoth-Gilead

852 BCE

Jehoshaphat goes to battle and God is displeased.

Jehoshaphat and the Ammonites/Moabites

850 BCE

The Ammonites and Moabites come against Judah but the Lord delivers Judah because they pray and fast to him.

Jehoshaphat died

843 BCE

Jehoshaphat dies and his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

Jehoram becomes king in Judah

843 BCE

Jehoram becomes king but does not walk in the ways of his father and leads Judah astray.

Elisha replaces Elijah

841 BCE

Elijah is taken up to heaven in a whirl-wind leaving Elisha to take his place.

Elisha raises the Shunammite woman's son

837 BCE

Elisha comes to the woman's house after the boy is dead and raises him again.

Jehoram dies

835 BCE

Jehoram reigns eight years and then dies from a sickness God put on him as punishment for leading the people astray

Ahaziah becomes king in Judah

835 BCE

Ahaziah son of Ahab is king in Judah.

Ahaziah killed

834 BCE

Ahaziah is murdered by Jehu as a punishment from God.

Elisha heals Naaman

834 BCE

Elisha heals Naaman of Leprosy by telling him to wash in the Jordan River. But refuses to accept any payment.

Jehu becomes king of Israel

834 BCE

Jehu (son of Jehoshaphat) is anointed by a prophet.

Athaliah Queen in Judah

834 BCE

Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, becomes king and kills almost all other heirs of Judah.

Joash becomes king in Judah

827 BCE

Joash the last descendant of David becomes king in Judah and ends Athaliah's reign

Jehoahaz becomes king (Israel)

804 BCE

Jehoahaz is king in Israel. He did not follow God.

Joash becomes king in Israel

790 BCE

Joash (not the same as the king of Judah) becomes king but does not do what is right in the sight of the Lord. He talks to Elisha before Elisha dies

Amaziah becomes king in Judah

787 BCE

Amaziah the son of Joash becomes king. He follows God but not with his whole heart and eventually falls to idol worship.

Jeroboam II reigns in Israel

773 BCE

Jeroboam II reigns and does not do what is right in the sight of the Lord.

Azariah(Uzziah) reigns in Judah

746 BCE

Azariah becomes king and does what is good in God's eyes

Zechariah reigns in Israel

708 BCE

Zechariah son of Jeroboam reigns and does what is evil in God's eyes

Shallum reigns in Israel

707 BCE

Shallum reigns in Samaria for one month. then he was murdered by Menahem

Menahem reigns in Israel

707 BCE

Menahem reigns and does not do what is right. he pays the king of Assyria to confirm his royal control

Pekahiah reigns over Israel

696 BCE

Pekahiah Reigns over Israel and does not do what is right.

Pekah (israel)

694 BCE

Pekah reigns in Israel and conquers back a lot of lost territory

Jotham (Judah)

692 BCE

Jotham Reigns in Judah

Ahaz (judah)

678 BCE

Ahaz reigns in Judah. He did not do what was right and worshiped idols.

Hoshea (Israel)

666 BCE

Hoshea reigns in Isreal but the king of Assyria puts him in prison. He was the last king of Israel before exile.

Hezekiah becomes king in Judah

663 BCE

Hezekiah is king and he trusts and loves God more than all the kings before him. He offers a lot of sacrifices to God.

Israel is exiled

657 BCE

Assyria captures Sameria and carries away the people to Assyria.

Hezekiah becomes ill but recovers

649 BCE

Hezekiah becomes sick to the point of death and a prophet tells him he is going to die but he prays to the Lord and God decides to add 15 years to his life.

Manasseh becomes king in Judah

634 BCE

Manasseh becomes king and does what is evil in the sight of the Lord. He worships idols and leads the people astray.

Manasseh repents

593 BCE

Manasseh was captured by Assyria and they put him in prison. He prayed to God and God brought him back to Jerusalem. So Manasseh knew that God was the only true God and destroyed his idols and brought the people back to God.

Amon reigns in Judah

579 BCE

Amon reigns and does not do what is right but worships idols.

Amon killed

577 BCE

Amon was killed by his servant but then the people of Israel killed all the people who killed Amon and made Josiah King.

Josiah king in Judah

577 BCE

Josiah becomes King in Judah and does what is right in God's eyes

Jehoahaz reigns in Judah

546 BCE

He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord and only reigned 3 months.

Jehoiakim reigns in Judah

546 BCE

Jehoiakim reigns and does what is evil in the sight of the Lord. He reigns for eleven years.

Jehoiachin reigns in Judah

535 BCE

Jehoiachin reigns in Judah and does not do what is right in the sight of God. He was captured and taken away by the Babylonians.

Zedekiah reigns in Judah

527 BCE

Zedekiah reigns and does what is evil in the sight of the Lord. So God casts the people out of his presence.

Judah exiled

518 BCE

Judah is exiled to Babylon and God's presence has left the people.

Elah king in Israel

884

Elah rules for two years and is killed by his own servant, Zimri

Jonathan made a covenant with David

1024

Jonathan and David made a covenant