Kings of Israel and Judah Submit YOUR questions, through our easy to use form, to our team of mature Christians known as the Email Evangelists! Date Name Years Reigned 1050 - 1010 Saul 40 1010 - 970 David 40 970 - 930 Solomon 40 Date Kings of Israel Years Reigned Good or Bad Date Kings of Judah Years Reigned Good or Bad 930 - 909 Jeroboam I 22 Bad   930 - 913 Rehoboam 17 Bad mostly 909 - 908 Nadab 2 Bad   913 - 910 Abijah 3 Bad mostly 908 - 886 Baasha 24 Bad   910- 869 Asa 41 Good 886 - 885 Elah 2 Bad           885 Zimri 7 days Bad           885 - 874 Omri 12 Extra Bad           874 - 853 Ahab 22 Worst   872 - 848 Jehoshaphat (C.R. 872-869) 25 Good 853 - 852 Ahaziah 2 Bad   853 - 841 Jehoram (C.R. 853-848) 8 Bad 852 - 841 Joram 12 Bad mostly   841 Ahaziah 1 Bad
Date (B.C.) Israel Years Reigned Good or Bad   Date (B.C.) Judah Years Reigned Good or Bad 841 - 814 Jehu 28 Bad mostly   841 - 835 Athaliah (Queen) 7 Devilish 814 - 798 Jehoahaz 17 Bad   835 - 796 Joash 40 Good mostly 798 - 782 Jehoash 16 Bad   796 - 767 Amaziah 29 Good mostly 793 - 753 Jeroboam II (C.R. 793 - 782**) 41 Bad   792 - 740 Azariah (Uzziah) (overlap with Amaziah 792-767) 52 Good 753 Zechariah 6 months Bad   750 - 732 Jotham (C.R. 750 - 740**) 16 Good 752 Shallum 1 month Bad           752 - 742 Menahem 10 Bad           752 - 732 Pekah 20 Bad   735 - 715 Ahaz (overlap with Jotham 735-732) 16 Wicked 742 - 740 Pekahiah 2 Bad           732 - 723 Hoshea 9 Bad   715 - 686 Hezekiah 29 Best 723 SAMARIA FALLS Samaria, capital of the Northern Ten Tribes, falls to Assyrian King Shalmaneser V. The Israelites go as captives to Assyria   696 - 642 Manasseh (C.R. 696-686**) 55 Worst     642 - 640 Amon 2 Worst     640 - 609 Josiah 31 Best     609 Jehoahaz 3 months Bad           609 - 598 Jehoiakim 11 Wicked           598 - 597 Jehoiachin 3 months Bad           597 JERUSALEM FALLS Jerusalem falls at the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar captures Judah's Jehoiachin, who, as prisoner, goes to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar sets up Zedekiah as the last king of Judah.           597 - 586 Zedekiah 11 Bad           586 JERUSALEM AND TEMPLE DESTROYED Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem. He destroys the city and burns its temple. The destruction of the temple was started on the 9th of Ab (Hebrew month) and completed on the 10th. The 9th of Ab is also the day Jerusalem's SECOND temple (Herod's temple) is also completely destroyed in 70 A.D. Additional Study Materials IMPORTANT PEOPLE in the Old Testament Map showing location of Old Testament events   Map of Ancient Jerusalem   Kingdoms of Israel and Judah Location where Israelites taken captive