The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew
Kings, by Edwin R. Thiele.
1. Kings of Israel and Judah.
| Judah |
From (BC) |
To (BC) |
Israel |
From (BC) |
To (BC) |
| Rehoboam |
930 |
913 |
Jeroboam |
930 |
909 |
| Abijah |
913 |
910 |
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| Asa |
910 |
869 |
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Nadab |
909 |
908 |
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Baasha |
908 |
886 |
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Elah |
886 |
885 |
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Zimri |
885 |
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Tibni & Omri |
885 |
880 |
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Omri |
885 |
874 |
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Ahab |
874 |
853 |
| Jehoshaphat |
872 |
848 |
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| Jehoram |
853 |
841 |
Ahaziah |
853 |
852 |
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Joram |
852 |
841 |
| Ahaziah |
841 |
|
Jehu |
841 |
814 |
| Athaliah |
841 |
835 |
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| Joash |
835 |
796 |
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Jehoahaz |
814 |
798 |
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Jehoash |
798 |
782 |
| Amaziah |
796 |
767 |
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Jeroboam |
793 |
753 |
| Azariah |
792 |
740 |
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Zachariah |
753 |
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Shallum |
752 |
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Menahem |
752 |
742 |
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Pekah |
752 |
732 |
| Jotham |
750 |
732 |
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Pekahiah |
742 |
740 |
| Ahaz |
735 |
715 |
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| Hezekiah |
715 |
686 |
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| Manasseh |
696 |
642 |
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| Amon |
642 |
640 |
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| Josiah |
640 |
609 |
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| Jehoahaz |
609 |
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| Jehoiakim |
609 |
598 |
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| Jehoiachin |
598 |
597 |
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| Zedekiah |
597 |
586 |
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2. The ages of the kings of
Judah.
| King |
Father |
Age at accession |
Age at successor's birth |
Age at death |
| Rehoboam |
Solomon |
41 |
|
59 |
| Abijah |
Rehoboam |
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| Asa |
Abijah |
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|
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| Jehoshaphat |
Asa |
35 (corex) 38 (sole) |
23 |
59 |
| Jehoram |
Jehoshaphat |
32 (corex) 37 (sole) |
23 |
44 |
| Ahaziah |
Jehoram |
22 or 42 |
22 |
22 |
| Athaliah |
Ahab |
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| Joash |
Ahaziah |
7 |
22 |
46 |
| Amaziah |
Joash |
25 |
15 |
54 |
| Azariah |
Amaziah |
16 (corex) 39 (sole) |
33 |
68 |
| Jotham |
Azariah |
25 (corex) 36 (sole) |
21 |
44 |
| Ahaz |
Jotham |
20 |
16 |
40 |
| Hezekiah |
Ahaz |
25 |
33 |
54 |
| Manasseh |
Hezekiah |
12 (corex) 22 (sole) |
45 |
66 |
| Amon |
Manasseh |
22 |
17 |
24 |
| Josiah |
Amon |
8 |
17,16,31 |
39 |
| Jehoahaz |
Josiah |
23 |
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| Jehoiachim |
Josiah |
25 |
19 |
36 |
| Jehoiachin |
Jehoiakim |
8 or 18 |
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| Zedekiah |
Josiah |
21 |
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3. Rulers of Babylon.
| Name |
Years |
From (BC) |
To (BC) |
| Nabonassar |
14 |
747 |
734 |
| Nabu-nadinzir |
2 |
733 |
732 |
| Ukinzer |
5 |
731 |
727 |
| Ululai |
5 |
726 |
722 |
| Marduk-appal-iddin |
12 |
721 |
710 |
| Sargon |
5 |
709 |
705 |
| (inter-regnum) |
2 |
704 |
703 |
| Bel-ibni |
3 |
702 |
700 |
| Ashur-nadin-shum |
6 |
699 |
694 |
| Nergal-ushezib |
1 |
693 |
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| Mushezib-marduk |
4 |
692 |
689 |
| (inter-regnum) |
8 |
688 |
681 |
| Ashur-akk-iddin |
13 |
680 |
668 |
| Shamash-shum-ukin |
20 |
667 |
648 |
| Kandalanu |
22 |
647 |
626 |
| Nabopolassar |
21 |
625 |
605 |
| Nebuchadnezzar |
43 |
604 |
562 |
| Amel-marduk |
2 |
561 |
560 |
| Nergal-shar-usur |
4 |
559 |
556 |
| Nabonidus |
17 |
555 |
539 |
4. Rulers of Persia.
| Name |
Years |
From (BC) |
To (BC) |
| Cyrus |
9 |
538 |
530 |
| Cambyses |
8 |
529 |
522 |
| Darius I |
36 |
521 |
486 |
| Xerxes |
21 |
485 |
465 |
| Artaxerxes I |
41 |
464 |
424 |
| Darius II |
19 |
423 |
405 |
| Artaxerxes II |
46 |
404 |
359 |
| Ochus |
21 |
358 |
338 |
| Arses |
2 |
337 |
336 |
| Darius III |
4 |
335 |
332 |
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