Old Testament chronology

The chronology of the Israelite and Judahite kings provides good background for Old Testament reading. The chronology below is taken verbatim from The Bible Unearthed – its authors took it from The Anchor Bible Dictionary Volume 1, and Galil’s The Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Archeological periods

Early bronze age	3500 – 2200 BCE
Intermediate bronze age	2200 – 2000 BCE
Middle bronze age	2000 – 1550 BCE
Late bronze age	1550 – 1150 BCE
Iron age I	1150 – 900 BCE
Iron age II	900 – 586 BCE
Babylonian period	586 – 538 BCE
Persian period	538 – 333 BCE

Kings of Israel and Judah

Judah			Israel
Saul ca. 1025 – 1005 BCE David ca. 1005 – 970 Solomon ca. 970 – 931
Rehoboam	931 – 914	Jeroboam I	931 – 909
Abijam	914 – 911	Nadab	909 – 908
Asa	911 – 870	Baasha	908 – 885
Jehoshaphat	870 – 846 **	Elah	885 – 884
Jehoram	851 – 843 **	Zimri	884
Ahaziah	843 – 842	Tibni	884 – 880 ***
Athaliah	842 – 836	Omri	884 – 873
Jehoash	836 – 798	Ahab	873 – 852
Amaziah	798 – 769	Ahaziah	852 – 851
Azariah	769 – 733 **	Joram	851 – 842
Jotham	743 – 729 **	Jehu	842 – 814
Ahaz	743 – 727 **	Jehoahaz	817 – 800 **
Hezekiah	727 – 698	Joash	800 – 784
Manasseh	698 – 642	Jeroboam II	784 – 747 **
Amon	641 – 640	Zechariah	747
Josiah	639 – 609	Shallum	747
Jehoahaz	609	Menahem	747 – 737
Jehoiakim	608 – 598	Pekahiah	737 – 735
Jehochim	597	Pekah	735 – 732
Zedekiah	596 – 586	Hoshea	732 – 724

** – including co-regencies
*** – rival rule