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RECOMPENSE FOR DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD
"Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight;
make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile."
~ the Prophet Micah to Jerusalem, circa 735 BC
THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM OF JUDAH
931 BC - 586 BC
After the death of King Solomon (1), the United Monarchy of Israel (2) was torn into two separate kingdoms. This was due to Solomon's continued disobedience (3) to God (4) (1 Kings 11:1-43). Of the Twelve Tribes of Israel (5), ten tribes formed the Northern Kingdom of Israel (6). The remaining two tribes formed the Southern Kingdom of Judah (7). The approximate year (8) of the division is 931 BC.
For a complete list of Northern Kingdom of Israel kings, click here (9).
Charted below are the kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:10-16).
CHART SOURCES
Edwin R. Thiele, Ph. D., (1895-1986) was a missionary, church periodical editor, educator, and Biblical chronologist. He is best known for his influential book on the chronology of the Hebrew kingdom period, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (a) (c).
In his book, Dr. Thiele constructed a complete chronology of the Israelite Kings for the:
While not embraced by all, Dr. Thiele's work is widely accepted as the most accurate chronology of its kind. However, there were still discrepancies, such as the reign of Hezekiah, 13th king of Judah. Dr. Thiele was unable to reconcile the dates of this monarch's rule, and reluctantly concluded that the ancient authors had made a mistake.
Fast forward to the 1990s. Dr. Leslie McFall (1944-2015), a former Fellow at Tyndale House in Cambridge, England, reexamined Dr. Thiele’s chronology and was successful at refining the dates included therein, without compromising the integrity of the Sacred Scriptures. The completed work, titled "A Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles," (b) is attached in its entirety as a 42 page PDF (lower sidebar).
Utilizing the tireless work of Dr. Thiele, later enhanced by Dr. McFall, provided below is a chart of the kings.
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Modifications are welcome at [email protected].
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FOOTNOTES:
(cr) Identifies a "co-regency," meaning two rulers reigning at the same time.
(cr1) 873 BC-870 BC Co-regency between Asa and Jehoshaphat.
(cr2) 854 BC-848 BC Co-regency between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram.
(cr3) 842 BC-841 BC Co-regency between Jehoram and Ahaziah.
(cr4) 791 BC-767 BC Co-regency between Amaziah and Azariah (Uzziah).
(cr5) 735 BC-732 BC Co-regency between Jotham and Ahaz.
(cr6) 729 BC-715 BC Co-regency between Ahaz and Hezekiah.
(cr7) 697 BC-687 BC Co-regency between Hezekiah and Manasseh.
(1) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Solomon
(2) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/united-monarchy-kings
(3) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/disobedience
(4) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/God-of-the-Bible
(5) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/twelve-tribes-of-israel
(6) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/israel
(7) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/judah
(8) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/bible-timeline
(9) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/kings-of-israel
(10) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/listing-by-city
(11) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/the-gracious-visitor
(12) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/bible-studies
(13) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/christian-education
(14) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/discipleship
(15) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Rehoboam
(16) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/abijah-king-of-judah
(17) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Asa
(18) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jehoshaphat
(19) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jehoram
(20) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Ahaziah
(21) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Athaliah
(22) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Joash
(23) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Amaziah
(24) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Azariah
(25) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jotham
(26) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Ahaz
(27) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/israel-exiled-into-assyria
(28) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Hezekiah
(29) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Manasseh
(30) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Amon
(31) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Josiah
(32) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jehoahaz
(33) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jehoiakim
(34) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/egyptians
(35) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/babylonians
(36) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/siege-of-jerusalem-605
(37) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/judah-exiled-into-babylon
(38) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Jehoiachin
(39) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/siege-of-jerusalem-597
(40) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/Zedekiah
(41) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/siege-of-jerusalem-589
(42) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/exile
(43) https://www.marionmannaproject.com/temple-first
PAGE CREDITS:
(a) Dr. Edward Thiele, "The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings" (1st edition: New York/Macmillan, 1951; 2nd edition: Grand Rapids/Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd edition: Grand Rapids/Zondervan-Kregel, 1983). Accessed April 28, 2020.
(b) Dr. Leslie McFall, PDF from "A Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1996. Accessed April 28, 2020.
EXTERNAL SOURCES:
(c) Edward R. Thiele, Wikipedia, accessed April 28, 2020,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_R._Thiele#Biblical_chronology
(d) How Do I Convert to Christianity?, Got Questions Ministries, accessed January 12, 2020,
https://www.gotquestions.org/convert-to-Christianity.html