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Kings of Israel and Judah

 Ancient History

This Chart takes off where the Jasher Chart and the Judges Chart end. The chronology is from the Seder Olam (a Jewish chronology work dates about 160 AD) and notes from Josephus and others.

Seder Olam Time Line for the period of the Kings of Israel and Judah
Date AM Judah Date AM Israel
2924-2964 Solomon    
2928 Foundation of the temple laid    
2935 Solomon dedicates the temple    
2964-2981 Rehoboam 17 yrs 2964 Jeroboam I
2969 Shishak of Egypt invades 2985 Nadab
2981 Abijam 3 yrs 2986 Baasha 22 or 24 yrs
2983 Asa 41 yrs 3009 Elah 2 yrs
2999* Zerah the Nubian * 3010 Zimri
3019* Baasha attacked Judah 36 from Asa or Solomon? 3010 Omri
3024 Jehoshaphat 25 yrs 3021 Ahab
3047 Jehoram II 8ys 3041 Ahaziah I
3055 Ahaziah II 1 yr 3043 Jehoram I
3056 Athaliah 7 yrs 3055 Jehu 28 yrs
3061 Joash 23 yrs 3083 Jehoahaz I 17 yrs
3084 Joash renovated the Temple 155 yrs after Solomon 3098 Joash II
3100 Amaziah 3115 Jeroboam II
3115 Uzziah 3153 Zechariah
3167 Jotham 3154 Shallum
3183 Ahaz 3154 Manahem
3199 Hezekiah 3164 Pekahiah
3228 Manasseh 3166 Pekah 
3283 Amon 3187 Hoshea
3285 Josiah 3205 Fall of Samaria
3302* Josiah renovated the Temple 218 yrs after Joash    
3316 Jehoahaz II 3 mths    
3316 Jehoiakim 11 yrs    
3327 Jehoiachin 3mths (18 yrs old)    
3327 Zedekiah 11 yrs?*    
3336-3338 Jerusalem besieged  3332 Ezekiel prophesies
3338 1st temple destroyed    
3338 End of the 850 yrs    

Notes:
The Split is dated to be between 926 to 931 BC. The Fall of Samaria is dated to be 721/722BC. The fall of Jerusalem was in 3 waves dated at 606, 597, and 587 BC. The destruction of the Temple is dated 587 BC.
Seder Olam 2.8 - 155 yrs between Solomon finishing the temple in 2934 (finished in 34 and dedicated after the new year in 35) to Joash renovating it in 3084.
Seder Olam 3.4 - 218 years from Joash (18th yr) renovation in 3084 to the renovation of Josiah would be 3302.
Seder Olam 2.1 - 850 yrs from entering the promised land, 2488, to leaving it, 3338; the accepted Jewish date for the destruction of the Temple.
If 3338 = 587 BC; then 3205 is 720 BC and 2964 is 961 BC.
Ezekiel 4:5 - 390 years for house of Israel and 40 for house of Judah.
3332-390 = 2942  Solomon starts worshiping Idols?