A harmony of the reigns of the kings of israel and judah, and how the. The character study descriptions in this booklet were taken from the kings of israel and judah. A brief history of the kings of israel and judah rediscovering the. According to the biblical account, this kingdom was founded after the death of saul, when the tribe of judah elevated david to rule over it. One challenging point in history is the divided kingdoms of israel the 10 northern tribes and judah the 2 southern tribes. Abijah, named abijam on the timeline, ruled for 3 years th1 kings 15. They reflect the events of the reigns of the kings who ruled the twotribe kingdom of judah, with crossreferences to the kings of israel on the north side of the frontier. Kings of israel and judah and lengths of their reigns gary hara saved to bible if the kings of judah and israel. The chronology of the kings of israel a study in the precise. It is well to remember that in the beginning, it was not gods plan for the nation to have a king. The books of the chronicles of the kings of judah in some respects, the next two books are a mirror image of the books of kings.
Israels first four kings were saul, ishbosheth, david, and solomon. The kingdom was divided during ishbosheths reign david was king over the tribe of judah. Pdf the book presents a plethora of perspectives on the phenomenon of kingship and state in the bible and in history. Now updated with a key for the character of the kings. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel, two sets of royal annals, mentioned in i and ii kings but subsequently lost. Kings and prophets in israel and judah united kingdom name meaning of name son of reigned for cause of death contemporary prophets reference saul desired kish 42 years died in battle 1. David accepted the offer of the israelite generals, and became king of both judah and israel. The chronology of the kings of israel the following tables show the results of this methodology. Our studies of the kings of judah and israel will,in particular, concentrate upon the period during which the nation was divided into northern and southern kingdoms. Alans gleanings chart of the kings alphabetical list of the kings questions for discussion a comment about names the heritage of jesus gods message of salvation kings of the united kingdom c 1025925 bc king relationship to previous king gods judgment saul none did evil ishbosheth son.
The first three kings of israel were saul, david and then solomon. However, in about 930 bce the united kingdom split. The kings of judah were the monarchs who ruled over the ancient kingdom of judah. Due to his disobedience to god, sauls reign was curtailed and his kingdom given to another dynasty. These kings were of various dynasties and all of them were evil. Kings of judah c 925586 bc kings of israel c 925721 bc relationship to. The kingdom of israel and the kingdom of judah were related kingdoms from the iron age period of the ancient levant.
Ever since the children of israel left egypt and emerged as a. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel. The historian of kings refers to these works as his source, where additional information may be found. A great deal of valuable instruction and exhortation can be derived from a consideration of. It shows the relationships between the rulers, such as how they were or werent related, how many generations a dynasty lasted, etc. Chapter three israel and judah in the third quarter of the second millennium bc, people who lived in the hills between canaan the fertile plain along the sea and the arabian desert worshiped among various other deities the god yahweh. The kings of israel and judah download ebook pdf, epub. Kings of judah bible goodbad kings of israel bible all bad. Coronation of david, as depicted in the paris psalter. The chronology of the kings of israel a study in the.
Kings of israel kings of judah prophets dates as king. This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its successor states and classical period kingdoms ruled by the hasmonean dynasty and herodian dynasty. Notes this chart depicts the royal lines of the kings of israel, as found in the bible. Sacred chronology of the hebrew kings the prophecy society of. The bibles chronology of the kings of israel and judah, presented in a chart, retold accurately and engagingly. The kings and the prophets of israel and judah 233 appendix elisha zechariah isaiah jonah amos oded hosea the prophets israel both judah queen athaliah. The class undertook the study of the lives and characters of 39 kings who ruled over israel and judah from the division of the kingdom of solomon in 931 bc to the overthrow of judah in 586 bc. All three of these rulers of judah ruled for some portion of the reign of king jeroboam of israel during the. The tribes of judah and benjamin remained in the south, forming the kingdom of judah, with the holy city of jerusalem as its capital. Sep 10, 2016 a song to help you memorize the kings of israel. Of all the kings of israel, only jehoram and hosea are not mentioned as referred to in the israelite annals. If you can learn this by the time you are six years old, you have a leg up on seminary.
Chapter three israel and judah vanderbilt university. The kingdom of israel 10 tribes lasted about 200 years 930722 bc and had 19 kings. This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its successor states and classical period kingdoms ruled by the hasmonean dynasty and herodian dynasty in contemporary scholarship, the united monarchy is debated, due to a lack of archaeological evidence for it. Kings of israel and judah kings of israel and judah ruler date begin length of reign kind of reign comments saul 1050 b. After seven years, david became king of a reunited kingdom of israel. Gods people, in the old testament, were unified and ruled by one human for only 120 years of its history. The kingdom of israel emerged as an important local power by the 10th century bce before falling to the neoassyrian empire in 722 bce. Click download or read online button to get the kings of israel and judah book now. What makes it challenging when reading straight through the bible in chronological order is that the history is covered in 1 and 2 kings and then again in 1 and 2 chronicles. On the way, the prophet ahijah meets jeroboam and predicts that he will become king over the northern 10 tribes and only the house of judah will remain under. Visual theology, the kings of israel kings of israel and judah with dates and bible references extracted from the bible in poetry from genesis to revelation the first king of israel was a man whose name was saul, out sear. This image is a derivative work of the following images.
Ten of the 12 israelite tribes formed their own kingdom, israel. King, reign, character, prophets, king, reign, character, prophets. This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its. The following is fairly traditional, based on the biblical books of samuel and kings, as well as some synchronism with other ancient near eastern kings.
The good kings of judah including solomon, excluding jotham, adding mannasseh. Jerusalem was captured after a lengthy siege, the temple burnt, zedekiah blinded and taken into exile, and judah reduced to a province. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. At first he was king in hebron over the house of judah7 yrs and 6 mo. Athaliah was ahaziahs mother and the daughter of ahab and. A brief history of the kings of israel and judah by ken and carol morgan january 2003 introduction the purpose of this paper is twofold. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Chart of the kings of israel and judah providence academy.