ancient israel

* The kingdom was divided during Ishbosheth's reign;
David was king over the tribe of Judah.

Kings of the United Kingdom (c 1025-925 BC)
King	Relationship to Previous King	God's Judgment
Saul	none	did evil
Ishbosheth*	son	(unknown)
David	none	did right
Solomon (AKA Jedidiah)	son	did right in youth, evil in old age

Kings of Judah (c 925-586 BC)			Kings of Israel (c 925-721 BC)
King	Relationship to Previous King	God's Judgment	King	Relationship to Previous King	God's Judgment
Rehoboam	son	did evil	Jeroboam	servant	did evil
Abijam (AKA Abijah)	son	did evil
Asa	son	did right
			Nadab	son	did evil
			Baasha	none	did evil
			Elah	son	did evil
			Zimri	captain	did evil
			Omri	captain	did evil
			Ahab	son	did evil
Jehoshaphat	son	did right
			Ahaziah	son	did evil
			Jehoram (AKA Joram)	son of Ahab	did evil
Jehoram (AKA Joram)	son	did evil
Ahaziah (AKA Azariah or Jehoahaz)	son	did evil
Athaliah	mother	did evil	Jehu	captain	mixed
Joash (AKA Jehoash)	son of Ahaziah	did right in youth, evil in old age
			Jehoahaz	son	did evil
			Joash (AKA Jehoash)	son	did evil
Amaziah	son	did right in youth, evil in old age
			Jeroboam II	son	did evil
Uzziah (AKA Azariah)	son	did right
			Zachariah	son	did evil
			Shallum	none	did evil (surmised)
			Menahem	none	did evil
			Pekahiah	son	did evil
			Pekah	captain	did evil
Jotham	son	did right
Ahaz	son	did evil
			Hoshea	none	did evil
Hezekiah	son	did right
			Assyrian captivity
Manasseh	son	did evil
Amon	son	did evil
Josiah	son	did right
Jehoahaz (AKA Shallum)	son	did evil
Jehoiakim (AKA Eliakim)	son of Josiah	did evil
Jehoiachin (AKA Coniah or Jeconiah)	son	did evil
Zedekiah (AKA Mattaniah)	son of Josiah	did evil
Babylonian captivity

Color Code Legend:	King did right	King did evil	Other