Biblical Prophets By Chris McLain 786 BCE Jonah (2 Kings 14:25 reign of Jeroboam II, 786-746 BC) During the reign of Jeroboam II (786-746 BC) 760 BCE Amos Period: 758 BCE to 722 BCE Hosea Period: 740 BCE to 686 BCE Micah Period: 740 BCE to 687 BCE Isaiah 722 BCE Assyrians Conquer Northern Kingdom Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE Zephaniah Period: 627 BCE to 585 BCE Jeremiah 612 BCE Nahum (before the fall of Nineveh in 612 BC) Period: 612 BCE to 599 BCE Habbakkuk 598 BCE Babylon Conquers Southern Kingdom (Exile Begins) Period: 593 BCE to 571 BCE Ezekiel 590 BCE Joel Date uncertain 586 BCE Obadiah 538 BCE Return to Jerusalem Under Persian Rule (Exile Ends) 520 BCE Haggai Period: 520 BCE to 490 BCE Zechariah precise end date is unknown, early 400s BC 460 BCE Malachi