| The Early Divided Kingdom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judah (south) | Israel (north) | ||||
| 931-606 B.C. | the Davidic line of succession. | 1 Chr 3:10-16 | |||
| 931-913 B.C. | the reign of Rehoboam. | 1 Kgs 14:21-24; 2 Chr 11:1-23 | |||
| 931 B.C. | Rehoboam's foolishness causes the northern tribes to revolt. | 1 Kgs 12:1-24; 1 Chr 10:1-19 | |||
| c. 926 B.C. | the birth of Asa. | 930 B.C. | Jeroboam introduces idolatry and is condemned by prophets. | 1 Kgs 12:25-14:18 | |
| 925 B.C. | Pharaoh Shishak (r. 945-924) invades Judah. | 1 Kgs 14:25-28; 2 Chr 12:1-12. | |||
| 915-910 B.C. | Tabrimmon reigns in Aram. | ||||
| 913-911 B.C. | the evil reign of Abijam in Judah. | 1 Kgs 14:29-15:7; 2 Chr 12:13-13:19, 13:21-22 | |||
| 911-870 B.C. | the good reign of Asa in Judah. | 1 Kgs 15:8-15; 2 Chr 14:1-8 | 910 B.C. | Jeroboam succeeded by his son Nadab. | 1 Kgs 14:19-20; 15:25-26; 2 Chr 13:20 |
| 911-891 B.C. | Adad-nirari II reigns in Assyria. | ||||
| 910-860 B.C. | Ben-hadad I reigns in Aram. | ||||
| 909 B.C. | Baasha murders and succeeds Nadab | 1 Kgs 15:27-31 | |||
| 909-886 B.C. | continual hostility between Asa and Baasha. | 1 Kgs 15:16, 32-34 | |||
| 908 B.C. | the birth of Asa's son Jehoshaphat. | ||||
| c. 900 B.C. | the Ethiopian invasion of Judah | 2 Chr 14:9-15 | |||
| 896 B.C. | the prophet Azariah warns Asa to enact reforms. | 2 Chr 15:1-19 | |||
| 895 B.C. | the alliance of Judah and Aram against Israel. | 1 Kgs 15:17-22; 2 Chr 16:1-11 | |||
| 890-884 B.C. | Tukulti-Nunurta II reigns in Assyria and strengthens it. | ||||
| 887 B.C. | Jehu prophesies against Baasha. | 1 Kgs 16:1-4 | |||
| 886-885 B.C. | Baasha's son Elah reigns in Israel. | 1 Kgs 16:5-8 | |||
| c. 886 B.C. | the birth of Elisha | ||||
| 885 B.C. | Zimri kills Elah and rules 7 days; Omri seizes power. | 1 Kgs 16:9-20 | |||
| 885-880 B.C. | Omri and Tibni rule as rival kings. | 1 Kgs 16:21 | |||
| 883-859 B.C. | Asshur-nasirpal II reigns in Assyria. | ||||
| 880 B.C. | the birth of Jehoshaphat's son Joram. | 2 Kgs 8:17 | 880-874 B.C. | Tibni dies; Omri's evil reign. | 1 Kgs 16:22-26 |
| 873 B.C. | Jehoshaphat begins a dual reign with Asa | 1 Kgs 22:42 | 874-853 B.C. | the evil reign of Omri's son Ahab. | 1 Kgs 16:27-33 |
| 872 B.C. | Asa's foot disease | 1 Kgs 15:23; 2 Chr 16:12 | |||
| 870 B.C. | Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa in Judah | 1 Kgs 15:24; 22:41; 2 Chr 16:13-14 | |||
| 870-848 B.C. | the good reign of Jehoshaphat. | 1 Kgs 22:41-47; 2 Chr 16:15-16:6, 12-19; 2 Chr 20:31-34 | c. 870 B.C. | Hiel refortifies Jericho. | 1 Kgs 16:34 |
| 867 B.C. | the reforms of Jehoshaphat | 2 Chr 17:1-11 | |||
| 864 B.C. | Jehoshaphat's son Joram marries Ahab's daughter Athaliah. | 2 Chr 18:1 | |||
| 863 B.C. | the birth of Joram's son Ahaziah. | 2 Kgs 8:26 | |||
| 860-841 B.C. | Ben-hadad II reigns in Aram. | ||||
| 860 B.C. | the prophet Elijah predicts a drought. | 1 Kgs 17:1-6 | |||
| 859 B.C. | Elijah's mission and miracles in Zarephath. | 1 Kgs 17:7-24 | |||
| 858-824 B.C. | Shalmaneser III reigns in Assyria. | ||||
| 857 B.C. | God demonstrates superiority to Baal at Carmel; the drought ends, but Elijah's life is threatened; Elijah commissions Elisha. | 1 Kgs 18:1-19:21 | |||
| 857-856 B.C. | Ben-hadad of Aram attacks; Ahab is temporarily victorious; Elisha aids the Shunammite woman. | 1 Kgs 20:1-43; 2 Kgs 4:1-17 | |||
| 855 B.C. | the incident of Naboth's vineyard. | 1 Kgs 21:1-29 | |||
| 853 B.C. | Jehoshaphat and Ahab join against Aram; Ahab dies, as Micaiah has prophesied. | 1 Kgs 22:1-39; 2 Chr 18:2-34 | |||
| 853 B.C. | destruction of the ships of Tarshish. | 1 Kgs 22:48-49 | 853-852 B.C. | the reign of Ahab's son Ahaziah. | 1 Kgs 22:40, 51-53 |
| 853 B.C. | Ahaziah's messengers seek out Elijah and receive his rebuke. | 2 Kgs 1:1-16 | |||
| 852-841 B.C. | Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah in Israel. | 2 Kgs 1:17-18; 2 Kgs 3:1-3 | |||
| 852 B.C. | Moab rebels against Israel. | 2 Kgs 3:4-27 | |||
| 852 B.C. | Elisha raises the Shunammite woman's son and aids the sons of the prophets. | 2 Kgs 4:18-44 | |||
| 850 B.C. | Moab and Ammon invade Judah. | 2 Chr 20:1-30; Psa 33, 44, 83 | 852-845 B.C. | a famine strikes Israel. | 2 Kgs 8:1-6 |
| 848-841 B.C. | Jehoshaphat's evil son Joram reigns in Judah | 1 Kgs 22:50; 2 Kgs 8:16-19; 2 Chr 21:1-7 | 847 B.C. | the healing of Naaman, Ben-hadad's captain. | 2 Kgs 5:1-27 |
| 847 B.C. | Elisha's miraculous ministry continues. | 2 Kgs 6:1-23 | |||
| 845 B.C. | Edom gains independence from Judah. | 2 Kgs 8:20-22; 2 Chr 21:8-11 | 845 B.C. | Elijah's last prophecy. | 2 Chr 21:12-15 |
| 844 B.C. | Elijah is taken to heaven. | 2 Kgs 2:1-25 | |||
| 842 B.C. | the birth of Ahaziah's son Joash. | 841 B.C. | Ben-hadad besieges Samaria. | 2 Kgs 6:24-7:20 | |
| 841 B.C. | Philistine-Arab attack on Judah; Obadiah's prophecy against Edom. | 2 Chr 21:16-17; Obad. 1-21 | |||
| 841-801 B.C. | Hazael succeeds Ben-hadad II in Aram. | 2 Kgs 8:7-15 | |||
| 841 B.C. | Joram's evil son Ahaziah reigns in Judah. | 2 Kgs 8:23-29; 2 Chr 22:1-5 | |||
| 841 B.C. | Jehu assassinates Ahab's family, including the kings of Judah and Israel. | 2 Kgs 9:1-37; 2 Chr 22:6-9 | |||
| Before Abraham | The Patriarchs | Exodus and Conquest | The Judges | United Monarchy |
| Divided Kingdom I | Divided Kingdom II | The Kingdom of Judah | The Exile and Return | The New Testament |
For a concise statement of my beliefs about history, see my Declaration of Faith.
