The Kings

Saul was the First King of Israel

1015 BCE

Samuel choose Saul to be the first King of Israel. At the beginning of Saul's reign as king, he was humble, but that changed.

Jonathan was born

1010 BCE

Jonathan was born, and his parents were Saul and Ahimaz.

David Killed Goliath

985 BCE

All of the Israelites were afraid to fight Goliath but David was willing to fight Goliath even though he wasn't a soldier.

Jonathan Defeated the Philistines but Saul said that he did it.

985 BCE

Saul tried to get the praise for defeating the Philistines.

Saul's downfall

981 BCE

Saul's downfall started when he became greedy and jealous. He became jealous of David when David killed more people than he did.

Saul tried to kill David

980 BCE

Saul became so jealous of David that he tried to kill him.

Saul went to a witch

975 BCE

Saul went to a witch and Samuel's spirit went to him

Saul and Jonathan died

974 BCE

Saul and Jonathan died. Saul layed on his sword to died.

David took position as King

974 BCE

After Saul died David became king. David was already anointed as the next king, but he needed to wait until Saul was dead. David reigned for 40 years as king.

David killed Uriah so that he could marry Bathsheba

950 BCE

David killed Uriah so that he could marry his wife.

David had a kid with Bathsheba

949 BCE

David's kid with Bathsheba died because David sinned.

Absalom is Hanged by his Hair and Killed

940 BCE

Absalom's hair is so long that it got caught in a tree when he was running away, then Joab got three darts and stabbed them into Absalom's heart. Absalom was still not dead, so ten men beat him with sticks until he died.

David starts dying

934 BCE

When David was dying, his son Adijolon tried to become king, but that is not who David wanted to become king.

Solomon's reign

934 BCE

Solomon reigned as king for 40 years.

Solomon Builds the Temple

930 BCE

The temple had a lot of Gold on it, and it resembled the Tabernacle, but it was a lot fancier.

Jeroboam's rule as King

920 BCE

Jeroboam was a King of Judah. He set up two cold cows for Israel to worship. He was the first king of Judah.

Rehoboam's rule as King.

915 BCE

Rehoboam was not a good king at all because he listened to advice from young men instead of wise rulers.

Abijah

910 BCE

Abijah reigned in Israel

Asa

905 BCE

Asa reigned in Judah. He was a really good king in Judah, but he was not quite the best.

Nadab

900 BCE

Nadab was a King of Israel

Baasha

895 BCE

He reigned in Israel, and he died and was buried in Tirzah.

Elah

890 BCE

Elah was the King of Israel, and he was the son of Baasha. He reigned in the 26th year of Asa.

Zimri

885 BCE

Zimri was the king of Israel. He killed Baasha's family. The rest of his family was written in the "History of the Kings of Israel". He only reigned for seven days.

Omri

880 BCE

Omri was a King of Israel

Ahab's reign

875 BCE

Ahab reigned as King, and he was a very evil king. He was the son of Omri.

The Drought

870 BCE

In the drought, there was no food or water.

Mount Carmel

865 BCE

On Mount Carmel, Elija made fire come down on his altar but not on the Baal worshippers.

Ahaziah

860 BCE

Ahaziah was an evil king who tried to get around God's prophecies.

Jehoram

855 BCE

Jehoram was an evil King who used Jehoshaphat to help win battles.

Jehoshaphat

850 BCE

Jehoshaphat was a pretty good king for the most part except for one major sin. That sin was when he became good friends with Ahab, then his son married Ahab's daughter when caused trouble.

Jehoram

845 BCE

Jehoram was a King of Judah.

Elisha

840 BCE

Elisha was a prophet of God that came right after Elijah
.

Jehu

835 BCE

Jehu was a crazy driver, and he killed over 150 people.

Floating Ax Head

835 BCE

While one of the sons of the prophets was cutting down a tree, his borrowed ax head flew into the water, but Elisha threw a stick into the water, and the ax head began to float.

Ahaziah

830 BCE

Ahaziah was a King of Judah, and he married Ahab's daughter, and he was evil.

The poisoned stew made healthy

830 BCE

An unintelligent man threw a poisonous guard into the stew and made the stew poisonous. Elisha threw a little flour into the pot and made the stew healthy.

Athaliah

825 BCE

Athaliah was an evil Queen in Judah for six years. She killed almost all of the royal family. Her grandson was Joash.

Jehoahaz

820 BCE

Jehu was the father of Jehoahaz. He was the king of Israel. Jehoahaz was not a righteous king.

Jehoash

815 BCE

He was the son of Jehoahaz. He ruled for sixteen years. He was evil. He was the king of Israel. Elisha told him some things and he said that he would win a battle.

Amaziah

810 BCE

Amaziah was the King of Judah.

Jeroboam II

805 BCE

Jeroboam II reigned in Israel. He was the son of Joash. He was an evil king.

Zechariah

800 BCE

Zechariah reigned in Israel. He was the son of Jereboam II. He was an evil King.

Shallum

795 BCE

Shallum reigned in Samaria for one month. His father was Jabesh.

Manahem

790 BCE

Manahem reigned in Israel. He was the son of Gadi. He was an evil king. He cut open all of the pregnant women with a sword.

Pekahiah

785 BCE

Pekehiah was the son of Manahem. He reigned in Israel. He was an evil king.

Pekah

780 BCE

He reigned in Israel for twenty years. He was the son of Remaliah. He was an evil king.

Joash

775 BCE

Joash was guided by a priest, but when the priest died he became evil. He reigned in Judah for forty years. His grandmother was Athaliah.

Uzziah

770 BCE

Uzziah was a good king most of the time. He built a lot of sturdy buildings that are still standing today. He made an offering that only the Levites could do.

Jotham

765 BCE

He was twenty-five when he began to reign. He was a righteous king. He was a good king. He defeated the Ammonites during his reign.

Hoshea

760 BCE

Hoshea was a king of Israel.

Ahaz

755 BCE

Ahaz was a wicked king of Judah. He was the son of Jotham. He started as king when he was 20 or 25.

Hezekiah

750 BCE

Hezekiah was a righteous king of Judah. He prayed to God when they were in captivity, then they were delivered.

Manasseh

745 BCE

Manasseh was a very evil king. He built back all the high places that his father tore down. He started his reign as king when he was very young. He put idols in the temple, and he sacrificed some of his own children. He would make one of his idols scorching hot, then he would set his child in its hands, and let the child melt to its death. He reigned for 55 years.

Amon

740 BCE

Amon was a king of Judah. He was an evil king. His servants killed him. He was the son of Manaaseh.

Josiah

735 BCE

Josiah was the most righteous king that Judah ever had. He tore down every idol and every altar. He humbled himself before God. He made the whole nation worship God. His one mistake was when he fought in battle when he should not have. He was wounded and killed in that battle.

Jehoahaz

730 BCE

Jehoahaz was a king of Judah who was Josiah's son. He was taken captive by Neco of Egypt. He was king for 3 months. His brothers were Jehoiakim and Zedekiah.

Jehoiakim

725 BCE

Jehoiakim was an evil king of Judah. He was taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. His brothers were Zedekiah and Jehoahaz.

Jehoiachin

720 BCE

Jehoiachin was a king of Judah who was evil. He was also taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

Zedekiah

715 BCE

Zedekiah was an evil King. He was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar. He died as a prisoner in Babylon. Zedekiah was the son of Josiah. Zedekiah saw his sons killed, then he had his eyes chopped out. His brothers were Jehoiakim and Jehoahoaz.