United Monarchy to Divided Kingdom

Kings of Israel & Judah

All reign dates and cross-kingdom synchronizations are approximate, following Thiele's reconstruction; they are not dates directly stated in the biblical text. The "c." prefix marks that convention throughout.

United Monarchy

One kingdom

Saul, David, and Solomon are shown together because the kingdom had not yet divided.

United monarchy

Saul

c. 1050-1010 BC40 yearsKishite

United monarchy

David

c. 1010-970 BC40 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

United monarchy

Solomon

c. 970-931 BC39 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Division point

The kingdom divides

After Solomon, Rehoboam answered the people harshly; the text says Israel rebelled against David's house, and the ten tribes followed Jeroboam.

Divided Kingdom

Parallel kingdoms

Judah preserves the Davidic dynasty in the parsed messianic line; Israel is shown as the northern kingdom and is not in the line to Jesus.

Judah / Davidic continuity

Davidic line, with non-line members and Matthew omissions retained and marked.

Davidic line

Judah

Rehoboam

c. 931-913 BC18 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Abijah

c. 913-911 BC2 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Asa

c. 911-870 BC41 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Jehoshaphat

c. 870-848 BC22 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Jehoram

c. 848-841 BC7 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Ahaziah

c. 841 BC1 yearDavidic

omitted in Matthew

Judah

Athaliah

c. 841-835 BC6 yearsOmride (usurper)

usurper - not Davidic descent

Judah

Joash

c. 835-796 BC39 yearsDavidic

omitted in Matthew

Judah

Amaziah

c. 796-767 BC29 yearsDavidic

omitted in Matthew

Judah

Uzziah

c. 792-740 BC52 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Jotham

c. 750-732 BC18 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Ahaz

c. 732-716 BC16 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Hezekiah

c. 716-687 BC29 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Manasseh

c. 687-643 BC44 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Amon

c. 643-641 BC2 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Josiah

c. 641-609 BC32 yearsDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Jehoahaz

c. 609 BC1 yearDavidic

Judah

Jehoiakim

c. 609-598 BC11 yearsDavidic

omitted in Matthew

Judah

Jeconiah

c. 598-597 BC1 yearDavidic

messianic continuity

Judah

Zedekiah

c. 597-586 BC11 yearsDavidic

Israel / northern dynasties

Not in the line to Jesus; grouped by dynasty without implying Davidic descent.

Jeroboam

Israel

Jeroboam I

c. 931-910 BC21 yearsJeroboam

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Nadab

c. 910-909 BC1 yearJeroboam

not in line to Jesus

Baasha

Israel

Baasha

c. 909-886 BC23 yearsBaasha

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Elah

c. 886-885 BC1 yearBaasha

not in line to Jesus

short usurper

Israel

Zimri

c. 885 BC1 yearshort usurper

not in line to Jesus

Omride

Israel

Omri

c. 885-874 BC11 yearsOmride

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Ahab

c. 874-853 BC21 yearsOmride

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Ahaziah

c. 853-852 BC1 yearOmride

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Jehoram

c. 852-841 BC11 yearsOmride

not in line to Jesus

Jehu

Israel

Jehu

c. 841-814 BC27 yearsJehu

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Jehoahaz

c. 814-798 BC16 yearsJehu

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Jehoash

c. 798-782 BC16 yearsJehu

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Jeroboam II

c. 793-753 BC40 yearsJehu

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Zechariah

c. 753 BC1 yearJehu

not in line to Jesus

short usurper

Israel

Shallum

c. 752 BC1 yearshort usurper

not in line to Jesus

Menahem

Israel

Menahem

c. 752-742 BC10 yearsMenahem

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Pekahiah

c. 742-740 BC2 yearsMenahem

not in line to Jesus

short usurper

Israel

Pekah

c. 740-732 BC8 yearsshort usurper

not in line to Jesus

Israel

Hoshea

c. 732-722 BC10 yearsshort usurper

not in line to Jesus

End of the kingdom of Judah

c. 586 BC, approximate

Jerusalem falls; Judah is carried into Babylonian exile

After Zedekiah, Jerusalem was burned and the people were carried away to Babylon. The date is a historical reconstruction, not a date stated directly in the text.

End of the northern kingdom

c. 722 BC, approximate

Samaria falls; Israel is carried into Assyrian exile

Hoshea was the last king of Israel. The text says the king of Assyria besieged Samaria, captured it, and carried Israel away into exile, ending the northern kingdom.