| King | Year Born |
Year Start Reign | Year Died/Exile |
Length of Reign in Years |
Age at Death/Exile |
Comments | |||
| AM | BC | AM | BC | AM | BC | ||||
| 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 Start | Year End | Length of Era in Years | Comments | ||
| AM | BC | AM | BC | |||
| 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 |
Birth of Person or Event used as Starting Reference |
Comments | ||
| AM | BC | Name | Years |
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| 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 |
| Kingdom of Judah | Chart dating after Creation | Chart dating before Christ |
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