You are not authorized to access this page.

Old Testament Timeline

By TravisSturholm
  • 2100 BCE

    The Book of Job

    Dates of the events are unclear and some argue that it never actually happened.
  • 1407 BCE

    Psalm of Moses written

    Psalm 90
  • Period: 1013 BCE to 970 BCE

    Psalms of David written

  • 970 BCE

    David's dies and Solomon rises to power

    1 Chronicles 28, 29 and 1 Kings 1, 2
  • 966 BCE

    The Temple is built

    1 Kings 6
  • 950 BCE

    Song of songs written

  • 950 BCE

    Song of Songs/Solomon written

  • 950 BCE

    Proverbs written

  • 939 BCE

    Solomon's sin

    1 Kings 11
  • 937 BCE

    Ecclesiastes written

  • 931 BCE

    Solomon dies and the Kingdom of Israel is divided

    1 Kings 11, 12
  • Period: 931 BCE to 722 BCE

    2 Samuel written

  • 930 BCE

    Jews rebel against Rehoboam, Israel is divided

    2 Chronicles 10
  • 858 BCE

    Elisha called

    1 Kings 19:19
  • 853 BCE

    Book of Obadiah

  • 851 BCE

    Elijah taken up to heaven and Elisha succeeds him

    2 King 2:1-12
  • 835 BCE

    Book of Joel

  • 766 BCE

    Book of Amos

  • 760 BCE

    Book of Jonah

  • 753 BCE

    Book of Hosea

  • Period: 739 BCE to 681 BCE

    book of Isaiah written

  • 735 BCE

    Book of Micah

  • 697 BCE

    Book of Nahum

  • 638 BCE

    The Book of Zephaniah

  • 627 BCE

    Jeremiah called

    Jeremiah 1
  • 625 BCE

    The Book of Habakkuk

  • Period: 605 BCE to 539 BCE

    Events of Daniel

  • 586 BCE

    Fall of Jerusalem

    2 Kings 25
  • 586 BCE

    Lamentations written

  • Period: 561 BCE to 538 BCE

    1 and 2 Kings written

  • 539 BCE

    Daniel survives the lions' den

  • 520 BCE

    The Book of Zechariah

  • 520 BCE

    The Book of Haggai

  • Period: 483 BCE to 472 BCE

    Events of Esther

  • Period: 473 BCE to 331 BCE

    Esther written

  • 430 BCE

    The Book of Malachi