The time of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah spanned 390 years (combined). Outlasting the northern Kingdom of Israel by some 150 years. Israel was first a unified nation during the time of David but split up into two kingdoms after Solomon’s death. The 10 northern tribes formed their own kingdom led by Jeroboam, and the Kingdom of Judah and Benjamin stayed under the leadership of the House of David. The Time of the Kings is recorded on the Bible Timeline between 974 BC – 604 BC.
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The longest reigning king of the Kingdom of Israel was Jeroboam II, who ruled for 41 years. The shortest was Zimri, who ruled only 7 days. In the Kingdom of Judah, King Manasseh ruled the longest with 55 years. Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin ruled the shortest with 3 months both. Athaliah was the only woman who reigned the southern kingdom. She got her power by killing all of the members of the royal family, except for Joash, who was hidden by his aunt.
The Kingdom of Israel was not without its problems. Several kings of the North were murdered by their successors and dynasties often passed from one family to another. However, the House of David continued to rule in the southern kingdom until the destruction of Jerusalem.
Prophets Who Lived During The Time of the Kings:
* Ahijah
* Elijah
* Micaiah
* Elisha
* Hosea
* Amos
* Jonah
* Shemaiah
* Micah
* Isaiah
* Zephaniah
Foreign Kings Who Lived at the Same Period and Had Contact With One or Both of the Kingdoms:
* Shishak (Shoshenq I) of Egypt
* Ben-Hadad I of Aram
* Mesha of Moab
* Ben-Hadad II of Aram
* Hazael of Aram
* Ben-Hadad III of Aram
* Sennacherib of Assyria
* Tirhakah (Taharqa I from Kush) of Egypt
* Merodach-Baladan II of Babylon
* Necho II of Egypt
* Tiglath-Pileser III (Pul) of Assyria
* Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
* Osorkon IV (So) of Egypt
* Shalmanesser V of Assyria
Kings of Israel
| Kingdom of Israel | Length of Reign | Death |
| Jeroboam | 22 years | |
| Nadab | 2 years | Killed by Baasha |
| Baasha | 24 years | |
| Elah | 2 years | Killed by Zimri |
| Zimri | 7 days | Suicide |
| Omri | 12 years | |
| Ahab | 22 years | Hit by an arrow in a battle with Arameans |
| Ahaziah of Israel | 2 years | Died from injuries after falling from his upper room |
| Jehoram of Israel (Joram) | 12 years | Killed by Jehu |
| Jehu | 28 years | |
| Jehoahaz | 17 years | |
| Jehoash | 16 years | |
| Jeroboam II | 41 years | |
| Zechariah | 6 months | Killed by Shallum |
| Shallum | 1 month | Killed by Menahem |
| Menahem | 10 years | |
| Pekahiah | 2 years | Killed by Pekah |
| Pekah | 20 years | Killed by Hoshea |
| Hoshea | 9 years | |
| End of the Kingdom of Israel and captivity of Israelites in Assyria. | ||
Kings of Judah
| Kingdom of Judah | Length of Reign | Death |
| Rehoboam | 17 years | |
| Abijah | 3 years | |
| Asa | 41 years | |
| Jehoshaphat | 25 years | |
| Jehoram of Judah | 8 years | Severe intestinal disease (2 Chronicles 21:18) |
| Ahaziah of Judah | 1 year | Killed by Jehu (2 Chronicles 22:9) |
| Athaliah (Queen, daughter of Ahab) | 6 years | Killed after Joash was proclaimed king |
| Joash | 40 years | Killed by his own officials |
| Amaziah | 29 years | Assassinated |
| Azariah (Uzziah) | 52 years | Suffered from leprosy |
| Jotham | 16 years | |
| Ahaz | 16 years | |
| Hezekiah | 29 years | |
| Manasseh | 55 years | |
| Amon | 2 years | Killed by his own officials |
| Josiah | 31 years | Killed during the Battle of Megiddo |
| Jehoahaz | 3 months | Taken captive by Pharaoh Necho II and died in Egypt |
| Jehoiakim | 11 years | |
| Jehoiachin | 3 months | Became a captive in Babylon until his death |
| Zedekiah | 11 years | His eyes were put out and he became a captive in Babylon |
| End of the Kingdom of Judah and the Fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. | ||
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