The Kings

Saul is Anointed King

1050 BCE

Saul's father's donkeys were lost and Saul was looking for them. Saul couldn't find the donkeys so he went to Samuel because he thought Samuel might be able to help him. Samuel told Saul that the donkeys were found and then he anointed Saul king.

Saul's Reign

Period: 1050 BCE to 1010 BCE

The Israelites defeated the Philistines and other enemy kingdoms during Saul's reign. Saul's reign started when he was looking for his father's donkeys. His reign ended when he committed suicide by falling on his sword.

Saul Defeats the Ammonites

1042 BCE

Nahash besieged Jabesh-Gilead. The people of Jabesh-Gilead asked Nahash if they could make a treaty. Nahash said they could only make a treaty if they let him gouge out their right eyes. Saul cut his oxen up in twelve pieces and sent them to the twelve tribes. Then they went to war against the Ammonites and won.

Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice

1041 BCE

Saul offered a sacrifice because he was tired of waiting on Samuel. As soon as Saul finished offering the sacrifice Samuel came to him. Samuel told Saul that his family wasn't going to be the ones ruling Israel after him.

David in Saul's Service

1025 BCE

A harmful spirit came upon Saul. Saul asked his servants to find the best lyre player in the kingdom & someone recommended David. Saul sent his messengers to get David & take him to the palace. Whenever the harmful spirit came upon Saul David would play the lyre and Saul would calm down.

David Kills Goliath

1024 BCE

Goliath challenged the Israelites to duel. One person would represent the Israelites and another would represent the Philistines. Whoever lost would have to be slaves to the winner. David heard all of this. David told his brothers he would defeat Goliath because God was on their side. His brothers said he was just a kid and couldn't do anything but someone heard them talking and told Saul. David went out and killed Goliath with one stone & chopped his head off.

David is Anointed King

1024 BCE

God tells Samuel to go to Bethlehem and if anyone asks him what he's doing he'll just say I'm going to Bethlehem to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. Samuel comes to Jesse and he goes through all of his sons till he comes to the youngest son a shepherd boy named David. God told Samuel that this was the one and Samuel anointed David as King.

David & Jonathan's Friendship

Period: 1024 BCE to 1010 BCE

David and Jonathan's friendship began when David killed Goliath. David and Jonathan's covenant was sealed when Jonathan gave David his armor, sword, belt, bow, and arrows. David and Jonathan had a very close friendship and they were very loyal to each other. Jonathan saved David from his father's rath.

Saul and the Witch of Endor

1010 BCE

Samuel was dead but Samuel wanted Samuel to tell him if he would win the battle against the Philistines so he went to the witch of Endor. She raised Samuel's ghost. Samuel told Saul he would lose the battle and him and his sons would die in it to.

David's Coronation

1010 BCE

David asked God if he should go up to the cities of Judah and God said yes. David took his wives and all his followers to Hebron. They made David king over Judah. David blessed the people of Jabesh-gilead because they buried Saul.

David's Reign

Period: 1010 BCE to 970 BCE

David was called a man after God's own heart and a faith hero in the Bible. David was a very humble man. David was a strong warrior and won many wars during his reign.

The Ark is Brought to Jerusalem

1000 BCE

David gathered together all his chosen men, which was thirty thousand men, to bring the ark to Jerusalem. The Israelites brought put the ark on an ox cart. The oxen had stumbled so Uzzah held out his hand to steady the ark. Uzzah died.

David & Bathsheba

993 BCE

David remained in Jerusalem when he was supposed to be out fighting his enemies. When he was on the roof of his palace he saw Bathsheba bathing. He thought she looked beautiful so he asked his servants to go and get her. Then he slept with her. Later she told him she was pregnant. When she told him she was pregnant he tried to cover it up. In the end, Uriah got murdered.

Solomon is Born

990 BCE

After Bathsheba's first child died. David comforted her and went in and lay with her and she bore a son. They named him Solomon.

Amnon & Tamar

990 BCE

Amnon loved Tamar. Amnon asked David if Tamar could take care of him when he pretended to be sick. When she was taking care of him he raped her. After that he hated her. David didn't punish Amnon.

Rehoboam is Born

972 BCE

Rehoboam was the first king of Judah. He was the son of and the successor to Solomon. He was king for 17 years.

Solomon Asks for Wisdom

970 BCE

God came to Solomon and asked him what he wanted. Solomon asked God for wisdom. God gives him a great amount of wisdom.

David Dies

970 BCE

In David's last days Adonijah crowned himself king. When David found this out he made Solomon king. David made Solomon promise that he would follow God.

Solomon's Coronation

970 BCE

Solomon was crowned king when his older brother rebelled and crowned himself king. Solomon was anointed by Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet. Solomon reigned for forty years.

Solomon's Reign

Period: 970 BCE to 931 BCE

During his reign, Solomon accomplished a lot. Solomon was the wisest king of Israel. During the reign of Solomon Israel lived in a golden age of Israel. Solomon is known for being the king of Israel who built the first Temple in Jerusalem. He was also the second (after his father, David) and last king of a unified Israel, which was at the height of its power during his reign.

King Hiram Helps With the Temple

967 BCE

Tyre was a coastal town that was very wealthy. King Hiram gave Solomon a lot of stuff for the temple. King Hiram was the person who helped Solomon build the temple the most.

The Building of Solomon's Temple

966 BCE

King Hiram supplied the supplies for Solomon's temple. About 34 tons of gold were used to build the temple. The gold alone in Solomon's cost $194,404,500,000.

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

946 BCE

When the Queen of Sheba came to Solomon she brought him a lot of spices, gold, and precious stones. Whatever she asked Solomon answered. She gave Solomon 120 talents of gold.

Solomon's Fall

Period: 939 BCE to 931 BCE

Riches and power can make any good person a bad person. This is shown very clearly in Solomon's life. Solomon started out as a God-fearing man but then he turned away from God.

The Kingdom is Divided

931 BCE

In 931 BC divided into two kingdoms the northern kingdom Israel and the southern kingdom Judah. The kingdom was divided when Jeroboam rebelled against Rehoboam because Rehoboam refused to lighten the taxes. The only tribes that remained to Rehoboam were Judah and Benjamin.

Rehoboam's Reign

Period: 931 BCE to 913 BCE

Jeroboam I was the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Hebrew Bible describes the reign of Jeroboam to have commenced following a revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy. Jeroboam reigned for 22 years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He listened to the young men instead of the old men.

Jeroboam's Reign

Period: 931 BCE to 910 BCE

Jeroboam was the first king of Israel (when it was split). He did evil in the sight of the Lord. Jeroboam was one of Solomon's officials. Jeroboam rebelled against Solomon from 931 BC to 913 BC. Jeroboam built two golden calves for the people to worship

The Two Golden Calves

930 BCE

Jeroboam was afraid that the people would rebel against him since they had to go to Jerusalem, which was located in Judah, to worship at the temple. So he built two golden calves. Jeroboam told the people that the golden calf was the god that brought them out of Egypt and saved them. He made two golden calves so the people had no excuse not to worship the golden calf.

Abijah's Reign

Period: 913 BCE to 910 BCE

Abijah (Abijam) was the son of Rehoboam and Nebat. He reigned over Judah for three years. Abijah didn't follow God. Abijah was the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon.

Asa's War Against the Ethiopians

910 BCE

The Ethiopians came out against Asa with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. Asa asked God to help them win the battle. They won the battle and carried away a lot of spoil.

Asa's Reign

Period: 910 BCE to 869 BCE

Asa reigned over Judah for forty-one years. During his reign, he got rid of all the idols of his ancestors and expelled all the male shrine prostitutes. Asa died from a disease in his feet.

Nadab's Reign

Period: 910 BCE to 908 BCE

Nadab reigned over Israel for two years. He was the second king of Israel and the son of Jeroboam. Nadab was killed by Baasha.

Baasha's Reign

Period: 908 BCE to 884 BCE

Baasha reigned over Israel for twenty-four years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord. Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.

Asa's Religious Reforms

895 BCE

Asa got rid of his grandmother's idols and all her male shrine prostitutes. He killed all the people who didn't follow God. Asa encouraged everybody to worship God.

Asa's Sickness

894 BCE

Asa died from sickness in his feet because he didn't trust God. God told Asa that he would have wars for the rest of his reign. Instead of turning to God to heal his sickness he went to the physicians.

Zimri's Reign

886 BCE

Zimri reigned over Israel for seven days. Zimri did evil in the sight of the Lord. He committed suicide by burning his palace while he was in it.

Omri's Reign

Period: 886 BCE to 854 BCE

Omri reigned over Israel for twelve years. Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord. During his reign, Israel was divided into two but then Omri overcame Tibni and Israel was united again.

Elah's Reign

Period: 886 BCE to 884 BCE

Elah killed Baasha's whole family. Elah did evil in the sight of the Lord. He reigned for two years over Israel.

Jehoshaphat's Reign

Period: 869 BCE to 844 BCE

Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah for twenty-five years. Jehoshaphat obeyed God and did right in his eyes. He listened to the prophets of God and did what they told him to do.

Jehoshaphat's Battle

854 BCE

The Israelites defeated the Moabites and the Ammonites by singing. The Moabites and the Ammonites started killing each other when they heard the Israelites singing. It took the Israelites three days to carry back the spoil.

Ahab's Reign

Period: 854 BCE to 832 BCE

Ahab reigned over Israel for twenty-two years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord and married Jezebel.

Jehoram Son of Jehoshaphat

Period: 844 BCE to 833 BCE

He was a bad king. He married Athaliah the daughter of Ahab. His son had the same name as his brother-in-law. Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat and king (c. 849–c. 842 bc) of Judah, married Athaliah, daughter of Ahab, and was thus brother-in-law of the Jehoram of Israel. On ascending the throne Jehoram massacred his kinsmen. He reigned for 11 years over Judah.

Elijah Fed by Ravens

843 BCE

Elijah went and lived by the brook Cherith which is east of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. And after a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain on the land.

The Widow of Zarephath

843 BCE

God told Elijah that he had told a widow to feed him. When Elijah came to Zarephath the widow was outside picking up sticks. When Elijah asked her to give him bread and water she told him it was their last meal. Elijah told the widow that she would never run out of oil and flour during the drought.

Mount Carmel

843 BCE

Elijah called the people to come to Mount Carmel. The people cried to Baal while Elijah was teasing them. When God prayed to God for fire God sent down fire and it consumed the water, sacrifice, stones, and some of the dust.

The Mountain of God

843 BCE

Elijah asked God to kill him because Jezebel wanted to kill him. He fell asleep and when he woke up there was an angel who gave him food. After that, he went forty days without eating or sleeping. Elijah came to Mount Horeb. God sent wind, earthquake, and fire. But God wasn't in them. God came to Elijah in a low whisper.

Elijah Kills the Soldiers

842 BCE

Ahaziah tried to kill Elijah but Elijah burnt his soldiers to a crisp. Ahaziah tried this three times but each time they died except for the last time. On Ahaziah's last try the commander pleaded with Elijah to spare his life and the lives of his men. Elijah came with the last commander and went to Ahaziah.

The Call of Elisha

838 BCE

Elijah found Elisha and put his cloak on Elisha. Immediately afterward Elijah left and Elisha chased him. Elisha asked if he could tell his family goodbye. He sacrificed his oxen and followed Elijah.

Ahab's War with Ben-hadad

837 BCE

Ben-hadad asked Ahab for his gold, silver, wives, and children. Ahab responded, "Sure as long as you don't kill me." Then Ben-hadad told Ahab that everything his servants wanted in the city they could have. But Ahab said, "No, you can't." Ben-hadad called God a wimp and God makes Ben-hadad look like a wimp.

Naboth's Vineyard

835 BCE

Ahab saw Naboth's vineyard. He asked Naboth for the vineyard but Naboth refused. Ahab went home and pouted. Jezebel told some criminals to kill Naboth. When Ahab was walking through the vineyard Elijah came to him and cursed him. Ahab repented. Elijah told him that it wasn't going to happen during Ahab's reign.

Ahaziah Son of Jehoram the Son Jehoshaphat

Period: 833 BCE to 821 BCE

He was a bad king. Like his father and mother, Ahaziah continued to worship Baal and fight against Elijah. His father had the same name as his uncle Jehoram the son of Ahab. He was named after his uncle Ahaziah the son of Ahab. Jehoram began to reign in Israel in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat of Judah and ruled for 12 years.

Ahab's Death

832 BCE

Ahab went into battle disguised as a regular soldier. Ahab was killed by a bowman who was randomly shooting arrows into the air. When the soldiers were cleaning out Ahab's chariot the city dogs were lapping up his blood.

Ahaziah's Reign

Period: 832 BCE to 830 BCE

Ahaziah was king over Israel for two years. He was the son of Ahab. Ahaziah was the eighth king of Israel. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.

Elijah is Taken to Heaven

831 BCE

Elisha became Elijah’s helper. Elijah asked Elisha what he wanted and Elisha replied that he wanted to have double of the power that Elijah had. When Elijah’s work as a prophet came to an end, a chariot and horses of fire appeared and Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah’s special gifts were passed on to Elisha to continue the work of the prophets.

The Boys and the Bears

831 BCE

When Elisha was mourning some young boys came to him and made fun of him because he was mourning. He cursed the boys. Two bears came out and tore the boys to pieces.

Jehoram Son of Ahab

Period: 830 BCE to 818 BCE

He was a bad king. Jehoram reigned over Israel for 12 years. Jehoram, the son of Ahab and Jezebel and king of Israel, maintained close relations with Judah. Together with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Jehoram unsuccessfully attempted to subdue a revolt of Moab against Israel. Jehu executed Jehoram by shooting him in the back with an arrow and had his body thrown into the field of Naboth, as punishment for his parent's sin of stealing Naboth's land.

Jehoram's Reign

Period: 830 BCE to 822 BCE

Moab rebelled because they didn't want to pay the tribute anymore. Jehoram went to stop the rebellion. They marched through the desert and didn't drink any water for three days. Elisha prophesies that they will win the battle and they will have a lot of water. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. Jehoram reigned over Israel for 8 years. To secure his position Jehoram killed all of his brothers.

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman

829 BCE

Elisha prophecies that the Shunammite Woman will have a son. About a year later she had a son. The son went out to the field with his father and he said he had a headache. He died in her arms. She set him down on the bed. Elisha tells Gehazi to lay his staff on the boy's head. Elisha lays on the boy and then he started pacing around the room. After that, he lays beside the boy and the boy sneezes seven times.

The Widow's Oil

829 BCE

One of the sons of the prophet died and his wife was in debt. So she went to Elisha and Elisha said to gather all the pots that she had and her neighbors had. When she poured out her oil it didn't run out of oil.

Elisha and Naaman

827 BCE

Naaman had leprosy. Naaman's servant girl tells Naaman's wife that she knows someone who could heal Naaman. Elisha tells Naaman to bathe in the Jordan River but Naaman doesn't want to so he storms off. His servant tells him to Jordan River so he does. When comes up the seventh time he has the skin of a baby. Gehazi heard that Naaman had money so chased Naaman and asked him for gold, silver, and clothing. Gehazi got leprosy because he got gold, silver, and clothing from Naaman.

Elisha and the Fiery Chariots

826 BCE

The Syrian king told his commanders to come. He asked the commanders who the spy is. One of the commanders says "There's a man in Israel his name is Elisha he can hear what you say to your wife in your bed." The king told them to kill Elisha. The army comes. Elisha's servant comes to Elisha and tells him there's an army outside and Elisha was like oh.

Elisha Feeds the Syrians Dinner

826 BCE

When the Syrians came home the king asked them if they killed Elisha. "Uh no we didn't instead we lost our eyesight then a random man led us to a city. After that, we were surrounded and all of our weapons were taken away. After that our eyesight came back and they fed us dinner. Then they let us go. So yeah." the commanders told king.

Athaliah's Reign

Period: 821 BCE to 815 BCE

Athaliah reigned over Judah for six years. Athaliah was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. She was the only queen of Judah. She was a bad queen.

Jehu's Reign

Period: 818 BCE to 790 BCE

Jehu killed Ahab's whole family. He was one of the rare kings in the Bible that God speaks good and bad about him. He killed all Baal worshippers. Jehu was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, grandson of Nimshi, and possibly great-grandson of Omri, although the latter notion is not supported by the biblical text. He reigned over Israel for 28 years.

Jehoash

Period: 815 BCE to 799 BCE

He reigned over Israel for 16 years. He continued to worship the golden calves. He was a bad king. Jehoash, whose name means "Yahweh has given," was the twelfth king of the ancient northern Kingdom of Israel and the son of Jehoahaz. He was the 12th king of Israel and reigned for 16 years.

Amaziah's Reign

Period: 799 BCE to 770 BCE

Amaziah of Judah was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash. He took the throne at the age of 25, after the assassination of his father, and reigned for 29 years, 24 years of which were with the co-regency of his son. He was a good king. The first thing he did when he became king was to execute the people who assassinated his father. He was a really dumb king. He lost a lot of wars.

Jehoahaz

Period: 790 BCE to 773 BCE

Jehoahaz was an evil king. He continued to worship the golden calves. Jehoahaz of Israel was the eleventh king of Israel and the son of Jehu. He reigned for seventeen years.

Joash in Hiding

Period: 779 BCE to 772 BCE

When Athaliah received word that her son was dead, she seized the opportunity to eradicate the entire royal family so she could take the throne. Unbeknownst to Athaliah, one grandchild escaped the massacre. Jehosheba, the baby’s aunt and the wife of the high priest Jehoiada, took the infant Joash and hid him and his nurse in a bedroom. Joash was later smuggled out of the castle and taken to the temple, where he remained hidden for six years while Queen Athaliah reigned over the land.

Joash's Reign

Period: 772 BCE to 733 BCE

Joash was crowned king when he was 7 years old. He reigned for 40 years over Judah. He followed the Lord while Jehoida was alive. After Jehoida died Joash didn't follow the Lord. Jehoash, also known as Joash, Joas or Joás, was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba. Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began, and he reigned for 40 years.

Uzziah's Reign

Period: 770 BCE to 718 BCE

Uzziah was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. He was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. He conquered the Philistines and the Arabians and received tribute from the Ammonites. He fortified the country, organized and equipped the army, and personally engaged in agricultural pursuits. He invented many things. When he was strong he grew proud which led to his downfall. When he offered incense he became angry at the priests. When he became angry he got leprosy.

Isaiah

Period: 770 BCE to 598 BCE

Isaiah was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the prophet", but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and the actual prophet Isaiah is complicated. He was born in Judah. His father was Amoz.

Azariah's Reign

Period: 767 BCE to 715 BCE

Azariah was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. Azariah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as co-regent with his father, Amaziah. He was a bad king.

Jeroboam II

Period: 733 BCE to 692 BCE

Jeroboam II was the son and successor of Jehoash and the thirteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years in the eighth century BC. His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah and Uzziah, kings of Judah. He was a bad king. Jonah was alive during his reign. He worshipped idols.

Uzziah Gets Leprosy

728 BCE

Uzziah's strength caused him to become proud, which led to his destruction. He attempted to burn incense in the Temple, an act restricted to priests. When the priests attempted to send him from the Temple, the king became angry and was immediately stricken with leprosy. He had leprosy until he died. He lived in a separate house for the leprous. He was also banned from the temple of the LORD. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

Jotham's Reign

Period: 718 BCE to 702 BCE

Jotham was the eleventh king of Judah. Jotham was 25 crowned king. He reigned for 16 years. Jotham inherited a strong government, well officered and administered. He built the Upper Gate of the Temple of Jerusalem. He built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests, he built castles and towers. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him, he did not enter the temple. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.

Ahaz's Reign

Period: 702 BCE to 682 BCE

Ahaz was an evil king of Judah who became king at the age of 20 and reigned for 4 years with his father, Jotham, and 16 years on his own. In total, he reigned for 20 years. Some of King Ahaz’s destructive practices were idol worship and sacrilege against the temple of the Lord. The actions of Ahaz contributed to the downfall of the kingdom of Judah.

Zechariah's Reign

692 BCE

He was a bad king. He was killed by Shallum. He worshipped idols. He reigned over Israel. Zechariah was the fourteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah became king of Israel in Samaria in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah, king of Judah.

Shallum's Reign

692 BCE

He only reigned for a month over Israel. He was killed by Menahem. He was a bad king. He conspired against Zachariah, smote him before the people, slew him, and reigned in his stead. He reigned for only a month of days in Samaria. Menahem rose up against Shallum and put him to death, and became king in his stead.

Menahem

Period: 692 BCE to 682 BCE

He was a bad king. He reigned over Israel for ten years. He cut into pregnant ladies and then tore out their babies from the cities that rebelled. Menahem or Menachem was the sixteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and the founder of the dynasty known as the House of Gadi or House of Menahem.

Pekahiah's Reign

Period: 682 BCE to 680 BCE

He reigned over Israel for 2 years. Pekah killed him. He was a bad king. Pekahiah was the seventeenth and antepenultimate king of Israel and the son of Menahem, whom he succeeded, and the second and last king of Israel from the House of Gadi. He ruled from the capital of Samaria. Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah.

Hezekiah's Reign

Period: 682 BCE to 653 BCE

Hezekiah, the twelfth king of Judah after the partition of the United Monarchy, was one of the greatest Judean kings. At the age of 25, he succeeded his father, Ahaz, on the throne. He reigned for 29 years and died at the age of 54. His mother was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. His wife was Hephzibah. Judah, during the entire reign of Hezekiah, was a shrunken state and a vassal to Assyria.

Hezekiah Restores the Passover

681 BCE

Upon purifying the Temple in his first year as king, Hezekiah delays the celebration of Passover until the 14th of Iyar, “Second Passover.” Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah; he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to the house of God in Jerusalem to keep the Passover for God. The king and his officers and the congregation in Jerusalem had agreed to keep the Passover in the second month. A great crowd assembled at Jerusalem to keep the Passover.

Pekah's Reign

Period: 680 BCE to 660 BCE

He lost to the Assyrians. Then he was assassinated. He was a bad king. Pekah reigned over Israel for 20 years. Pekah was the eighteenth and penultimate king of Israel. He was a captain in the army of king Pekahiah of Israel, whom he killed to become king. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. Pekah became king in the fifty-second and last year of Uzziah, king of Judah, and he reigned for twenty years.

Hezekiah's Sickness

678 BCE

Hezekiah's dangerous illness (probably leprosy) was caused by the discord between him and Isaiah, each of whom desired that the other should pay him the first visit. God made Hezekiah sick and told Isaiah to visit Hezekiah to reconcile them. Isaiah 38:8 says, "Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps.” So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down."

The Babylonian Envoy Comes to Hezekiah

678 BCE

The Babylonians were so impressed that the God of Israel could move the sun back that they wanted to see Israel's king. Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses, his entire armory, and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

Sennacherib Attacks Jerusalem

677 BCE

Sennacherib surrounded Jerusalem and told them that they were going to lose and their king sucked. He did this in their own language so that everyone who heard him would be afraid. Sennacherib set up blockades against Hezekiah. Jerusalem would surely fall and Sennacherib claimed that he made Hezekiah submit at my feet, but during the night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp.

Hoshea's Reign

Period: 660 BCE to 651 BCE

He reigned over Israel for 9 years. He was a bad king. Hoshea was the nineteenth and last king of the Israelite Kingdom of Israel and the son of Elah. He rebelled against Assyria. Assyria decimated Israel when they found out that Israel wanted to rebel.

Manasseh's Reign

Period: 653 BCE to 598 BCE

He was the worst king of Judah. He reigned over Judah for 55 years. He became king at the age of 12. He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years. His full name was Menasheh ben Hizqiyah. He sacrificed his children and did witchcraft. He did everything bad you could do. When he was a slave in Assyria he repented and cried out to the Lord. In the last years of his reign, he was a good king and tore down all the altars for false gods and began to worship God.

Amon's Reign

Period: 598 BCE to 596 BCE

Amon began his reign of Judah at the age of 22 and reigned for two years. He was a bad king. He was assassinated by his servants.

Josiah's Reign

Period: 596 BCE to 565 BCE

Josiah began his good reign over Judah when he was 8 years old. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for 31 years In the eighth year of his reign, he sought after God. During the eighteenth year of his reign, Hilkiah found the book of the law. Huldah prophesied disaster. When he heard this Josiah tore his clothes in front of the people. The Passover during Josiah's reign was like no other than the ones kept during Samuel's day. Josiah was killed in battle.

Josiah Seeks God

588 BCE

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. Josiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

Josiah Purges Judah

584 BCE

Josiah purged Judah of high places, Asherah poles, and idols. Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them and smashed the Asherah poles and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. He tore down the altars and the Asherah poles, made the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars in Israel.

The Book of the Law is Found

578 BCE

Josiah sent Shaphan, Maaseiah, and Joah to repair the temple. While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law. Hilkiah told Shaphan, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” Shaphan told Josiah, “Hilkiah has given me a book.” Shaphan read it to Josiah, when he heard this Josiah tore his clothes.

The Passover is Restored

578 BCE

The Passover was like none that had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel. The streets of Jerusalem were bathed in blood since so many animals were sacrificed.

Jehoahaz's Reign

565 BCE

Jehoahaz only reigned over Israel for 3 months. He was a bad king. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.

Jehoiakim

Period: 565 BCE to 554 BCE

Jehoiakim reigned over Judah for 11 years. He was a bad king. Jehoiakim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of King Josiah and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim.

Jehoiachin's Reign

554 BCE

He only reigned for 3 months over Judah. He was a bad king. Jeconiah, also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin, was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim and the grandson of King Josiah.

Zedekiah's Reign

Period: 554 BCE to 543 BCE

He reigned over Judah for 11 years. He was a bad king. Zedekiah also known as Tzidkiyahu originally called Mattanyahu or Mattaniah, was the 20th and last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. During his reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. Jehoiakim swore allegiance to him and continued as a vassal king. He also did evil in the Lord’s sight (by not removing all of the idols from the land) and then rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.