Chronology of Israel's Kings and Prophets
(Dates approximate. See notes at end of chart.)
Prophets in italics are mentioned in the text, but no books bear their names.
For some kings, the primary name is followed (in parenthesis) by an alternate name.
Prophet | King of Judah | Date BC {co-regency} (Span) | Date BC {co-regency} (Span) | King of Israel | Prophet
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Samuel | Saul (bad king) | c.1050-1010 (40 years) | The nation was united.
Samuel, Nathan | David (good) | c.1010-970 (40 years) | Jerusalem was Israel's capital city.
| Solomon (good to bad) | c. 970-931 (40 years) | The Temple was built in Jerusalem. The nation split after Solomon.
Shemaiah | Rehoboam (bad) | 931-913 (17 years) | 931-910 (22 years) | Jeroboam I (bad king) | Ahijah
| Abijah (bad) | 913-911 (3 years) | 910-909 (2 years) | Nadab (bad) |
| Asa (good) | 911-870 (41 years) | 909-886 (24 years) | Baasha (bad) |
| Jehoshaphat (good) | 870-848 {873-870} (25 years) | 886-885 (2 years) | Elah (bad) |
| '' |  | 885 (7 days) | Zimri (bad) |
| '' |  | 885-874 {885-880} (12 years) | Omri (bad) |
| '' |  | 874-853 (22 years) | Ahab (bad) | Elijah, Micaiah
| '' |  | 853-852 (2 years) | Ahaziah (bad) | ''
| Jehoram (bad) | 848-841 {853-848} (8 years) | 852-841 (12 years) | Joram (bad) | Elijah, Elisha
| Ahaziah (bad) | 841 (1 year) |  |  | '', ''
| Athaliah (queen) (bad) | 841-835 (6 years) | 841-814 (28 years) | Jehu (bad) | Elisha
Joel, Zechariah | Joash (good) | 835-796 (40 years) | 814-798 (17 years) | Jehoahaz (bad) | ''
| Amaziah (good) | 796-767 (29 years) | 798-782 (16 years) | Jehoash (Joash) (bad) | '' Jonah- to Nineveh
| Azariah (Uzziah) (good) | 767-740 {791-767} (52 years) | 782-753 {793-782} (41 years) | Jeroboam II (bad) | Amos, Hosea
| '' |  | 753-752 (6 months) | Zechariah (bad) | Amos, Hosea
| '' |  | 752 (1 month) | Shallum (bad) | Hosea
| '' |  | 752-742 (10 years) | Menahem (bad) | ''
Isaiah | '' |  | 742-740 (2 years) | Pekahiah (bad) | ''
'', Micah | Jotham (good) | 740-732 {750-740} (16 years) | 740-732 {752-740} (20 years) | Pekah (bad) | ''
'', '' | Ahaz (bad) | 732-716 (16 years) | 732-721 (9 years) | Hoshea (bad) | ''
'', '' | Hezekiah (good) | 716-687 (29 years) |  | Israel captive to Assyria
'' | Manasseh (bad) | 687-642 {696-687} (55 years) |  |  | Nahum-to Nineveh
| Amon (bad) | 642-640 (2 years) |  |  |
Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah | Josiah (good) | 640-608 (31 years) |  |  | Obadiah- to Edom
Jeremiah | Jehoahaz (Shallum) (bad) | 608 (3 months) |  |  |
'' | Jehoiakim (bad) | 608-597 (11 years) | -- Judah's first captivity to Babylon. (Daniel is among the captives.)
'', Ezekiel | Jehoiachin (Jeconiah, Coniah) (bad) | 597 (3 months) | -- Judah's second captivity to Babylon. (Ezekiel is among the captives.)
'', '' | Zedekiah (bad) | 597-586 (11 years) |
Ezekiel Daniel | Jerusalem and the first Temple are destroyed | 586 | -- Final captivity to Babylon Daniel ministers throughout the full 70 years of Judah's captivity.
Haggai Zechariah Malachi | Prophets to the returned remnant | c. 520 c. 520 c. 400 | A remnant returns to Jerusalem. The city and the second Temple are rebuilt.

NOTES:
  1. Dates in {brackets} indicate a period of co-regency with the prior king(s).
  2. Span includes the period of co-regency (if any).
  3. Where the Bible text summarizes a king's reign --
     - - Partial years were sometimes counted as full years.
     - - A brief overlap of reign (eg., during the transfer of power from father to son)
     may be counted as a full year for both kings.
  4. Primary reference used for dating: New Scofield Reference Bible.

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