Israel’s Kings & Prophets

As prophesied by Ahijah (1 Kings 11:31-35), the house of Israel was divided into two kingdoms. This division, which took place approximately 975 B.C., after the death of Solomon and during the reign of his son, Rehoboam, came about as the people revolted against heavy taxes levied by Solomon and Rehoboam. The chart below, starts after the kingdom had split and Rehoboam was king in Judah and Jeroboam was king in Israel.

The majority of the prophets addressed themselves to the Sothern Kingdom of Judah. Isaiah, Joel and Micah preached to Judah prior to the Babylon exile in 587 B.C. Then Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Habakkuk and Zephaniah preached at the time of the fall of Judah and its exile to Babylon. Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi prophesied to Judah after they returned to the land. Hosea prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Amos, a shepherd from a Judean village called Tekoa also  warned Israel of coming destruction if they did not forsake their idols and turn to the living God. Both preached to sinful Israel prior to the Assyrian captivity and exile in 722 B.C. never to be restored. Jonah and Nahum prophesied in the Assyrian capitol of Nineveh. Daniel prophesied in Babylon at the time of its fall to the Persians, and Obadiah preached to Edom.

This chart attempts to demonstrate the relative timeline between the kings of Judah and Israel and some of the more significant named prophets that ministered during their respective reigns. The dates may vary slightly depending on the author you read.1This table was adapted from https://craigtowens.com/2014/07/16/israels-kings-prophets/

Judah

Israel

Year

King

Prophet

Ref.

Year

King

Prophet

Ref.

931-913

Rehoboam

Solomon’s
Son

Shemiah

1Kin. 12-14

913-910

Jeroboam
I

Solomon’s
servant

Ahijah
the Shilonite

1Kin. 11:26;

1Kin. 12-14

913-911

Abijam2The Chronicler refers to him as Abijah.

Rehoboam’s Son

1Kin. 14:31; 1Kin. 15:1-8

911-870

Asa

Abijam’s Son [?]

1Ki. 15

910-909

Nadab

Son of Jeroboam

 

1Kin. 14:20

1Kin. 15

Hanani

2Chron. 16:7 

909-886

Baasha3Baasha was a military commander in the service of King Nadab who was the son of the former King Jeroboam. He assassinated Nadab.

Jehu(prophet)

 

Elijah

(904-850)

During reign of Ahab

1Ki 17-19

1Ki 21

2Ki 1-2

 

Micaiah

1Ki. 22:1-35

 

Elisha

(885-798)

1Ki 19

2Ki 2-9

2Ki 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amos
(767-753)

Jonah
(760)

Hosea

(760-715)
His ministry spanned the  reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and king Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. – Hosea 1:1

 

1Kin. 16:1-7

886-885

Elah

Son of Baasha

1Ki_16:6 

885

Zimri

Elah’s chariot commander

1Ki
16:9;

1Ki
16:15-20

885-874

Omri4His name is either Amorite or Arabic in origin.

army commander

1Ki 16:16

1Ki 16:21-28

874-853

Ahab

Son of
Omri

1Ki
16:28-
1Ki 22:40

870-848

Jehoshaphat

Son of Asa

 

1Ki. 15:24;

1Ki 22

2Ki 3

853-852

Ahaziah

Son of Ahab

1Ki 22:40- 2Ki 1:18

852-841

Joram/Jehoram

Son of
Ahab & Jezebel

2Ki 3:1

2Ki 8-9

2Ki
9:24

848-841

Joram/Jehoram

Son of
Jehoshaphat

 

2Ki
8:16-24

841

Ahaziah

Son of Jehoram and Athaliah

 

2Ki 8:25-29

841-814

Jehu

Ahab’s Commander

1Ki 19:16-17

2Ki 9:5

2Ki 9:25

2Ki 10:36

841-835

Athaliah

Daughter
of Omri

 

2Ki
11:1-16

835-796

Joash/Jehoash

Son of Ahaziah

Joel

(800)

2Ki 11:21

2Ki 12:1-21

814-798

Jehoahaz

Son of
Jehu

2Ki
10:35

2Ki
13:1

798-782

Joash/Jehoash

Son of Jehoahaz

2Ki 11:21

2Ki 12:1

2Ki 13:10

2Ki 14:1-16

796-767

Amaziah

Son of
Joash

 

2Ki
14:1-22

793-753

Jeroboam
II

Son of
Joash

2Ki
13:13

2Ki
14:23-29

Hosea
1:1

Amos 1:1

791-740

Uzziah/Azariah5Referred to as Uzziah in 2 Kings 15:13,30,32,34 as well as in Chronicles.

Son of Amaziah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micah

(749-722)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isaiah

(740-681)

2Ki 15:1-7

753-752

Zechariah

Son of Jeroboam

2Ki 15:8-12

752

Shallum

A
captain in the army of King Zechariah

2Ki
15:13-16

752-742

 

Menahem

A captain in the army of King Zechariah

2Ki 15:17-22

Hosea 7:1-15

742-740

Pekahiah

Son of
Menahem

2Ki
15:23-26

748-732

Jotham

Son of
Uzziah

2Ki
15:32-38

752-740(rival)

733-722(sole)

Pekah6Pekah set up in Gilead a rival reign to Menahem’s Samaria-based kingdom. He became sole ruler when he assassinated Pekahiah.

A captain in the army of King Pekahiah

2Ki 15:27-31

732-716

 

Ahaz

Son of Jotham

 

2Ki 16:1-20

732-722

Hoshea

A captain in Pekah’s
army

2Ki
17:1-5

Israel
is taken into captivity by Assyria in 722BC

 

716-687

Hezekiah

The son
of Ahaz

2Kin. 16:20 

2Kin. 18-20

687-642

Manasseh

The son of Hezekiah

2Kin. 21:1–18

Jer.15:4.

Manasseh and Amon, the son and grandson of Hezekiah, were wicked kings, restoring all the idols and high places which Hezekiah
had destroyed, and even setting up idols in the temple itself. 

Nahum

(661-612)

642-640

Amon

The son
of Manasseh

2Ki
21:19–26

 

640-608

Josiah

The son of Amon

2Ki 22-23

Jer_1:2

Jer. 25:3 

Zep_1:1

Zephaniah
(630)

Jeremiah

(625-582)

Habakkuk

(610-599)

Ezekiel

(592-570)

(Lamentations)

 

 

 

 

 

 

608

Jehoahaz7Also called Shallum 1Chron. 3:15, Jer. 22:11

The son
of Josiah

2Ki
23:31-35

Jer.
22:118ibid

608-597

Jehoiakim

The son of Josiah

2Ki 23:36-37

2Ki 24:1-7

Jer. 26:1

Daniel

(605-534)

 

Obadiah

(592-570)

597

Jehoiachin9Also referred to as Jeconiah and Coniah

The son
of Jehoiakim

2Ki
24:8-17

Jer.
22:24-27

Jer.
52:32–34

597-586

Zedekiah10Zedekiah’s original name was Mattaniah.

The son of Josiah

2Ki 24:18-20

2Ki 25:1-7

Jer. 21:1-14

Jer. 52:1-1111See also Jeremiah 21, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 52

Judah
is taken captive into Babylon in 586BC

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