timeline

SAUL

1075 BCE

Saul is born. He's the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

SAUL

1046 BCE

Saul becomes king of Israel. He was the first King of Israel.

David

1040 BCE

David is born. He was the son of Jesse but his mother is not named.

Jonathan

1030 BCE

Jonathan is born. He is the eldest son of King Saul.

David

1022 BCE

David is anointed to be king. He is to become the second king of Israel.

Jonathan

1017 BCE

Jonathan protects David. He did this by using a secretive way with a bow and arrows to warn David.

SAUL

1016 BCE

Saul goes to a witch. He does this to find out the right way to solve his problems.

Jonathan

1016 BCE

Jonathan is cursed along with Saul and others to die on the same day.

SAUL

1015 BCE

Saul kills himself. He did this because he didn't want to be tortured.

Jonathan

1015 BCE

Jonathan dies in battle. he dies the same day as his dad.

David

990 BCE

David becomes king over Israel. David becomes the second king of Israel.

David

980 BCE

Davids writes a mercy plea. The reason was that he did not want God to be against him.

David

975 BCE

David fights against Absalom. He does this because Absalom killed Ammon

David

974 BCE

David writes a song of deliverance. He writes this to God to worship him.

David

970 BCE

David dies. David was buried in Jerusalem.

David

970 BCE

The Last Words of David are written. These are his last words of David before he dies.

Solomon

970 BCE

Solomon becomes king over Israel. Solomon was the third king of Israel.

Adonijah

970 BCE

Adonijah tries to become king. Adonijah eventually fails.

Solomon

969 BCE

Solomon becomes the wisest man ever. He is blessed with riches and long life by God because he didn't ask for those things.

Solomon

969 BCE

Solomon deals with two women over a living and dead baby. Since he is the wisest man he finds out the true mom.

Rehoboam

952 BCE

Rehoboam is made king. He is the king of Judah

Rehoboam

952 BCE

Rehoboam gathers a hundred and eighty thousand able young men.
He does this to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for himself.

Jeroboam

952 BCE

Jeroboam is made king. He is king over Israel.

Jeroboam

952 BCE

Jeroboam rejected the priests of the Lord. Jeroboam then appointed his priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

Ahab

935 BCE

Ahab is born. His father's name is Omri

Abijah

913 BCE

Abijah becomes king. He is king over Judah.

Abijah

913 BCE

Abijah goes to war with 400,000 men. His army kills 500,000 Israelites.

Asa

910 BCE

Asa becomes king. He is the King of Judah

Asa

910 BCE

Asa cut down his grandmother's idol, Asherah. Asa then burns it.

Jehoshaphat

908 BCE

Jehoshaphat is born. His parents are Asa and Azubah.

Elah

893 BCE

Elah, who is king over Israel, is killed by his servant Zimri

Zimri

893 BCE

Zimri becomes king over Israel. he is overthrown by Omri and kills himself.

Omri

879 BCE

Omri becomes king over Israel. He was more evil than any of the kings before him.

Jehoshaphat

873 BCE

Jehoshaphat becomes king. He is the king of Judah.

Ahab

872 BCE

Ahab becomes the king of Israel. He is more evil than the kings before him.

Jehoshaphat

871 BCE

Jehoshaphat built fortresses and store cities in Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

Ahab

870 BCE

Ahab asks for Naboth for his vineyard. Naboth declines and Ahab is vexed.

Ahab

870 BCE

Ahab's wife Jezebel plots to help Ahab get Naboth's vineyard. Naboth is killed because of the plot.

Ahab

852 BCE

Ahab dies in battle. Ahab disguised himself but was shot by a lone arrow.

Elisha

850 BCE

Elisha becomes the prophet of God after Elijah. Elijah gives him a double portion of his spirit.

Jehoshaphat

849 BCE

Jehoshaphat dies. He was 58 years old

Jehoram

849 BCE

Jehoram becomes the king of Isreal when he is 32. He then kills all of his brothers and some princes.

Elisha

843 BCE

Elisha tells an old woman that she will have a child. The woman does get pregnant.

Jehu

842 BCE

Jehu is anointed king. He is anointed king over Israel

Jehu

842 BCE

Jehu assassinates Joram and Ahaziah. They were shot by arrows while trying to escape on their chariots.

Ahaziah

842 BCE

Ahaziah becomes king of Judah. He is 22 years old

Jehu

842 BCE

Jehu has Jezebel killed. He then eats food right after.

Jehu

842 BCE

Jehu kills all of Ahab's descendants. He also kills the prophets of Baal.

Athaliah

842 BCE

Athaliah reigns in Judah. She kills the entire royal family but one. Joash is saved by Jehosheba.

Elisha

837 BCE

Elisha raises the Shunammite's son back to life. This was the same woman who was promised a child even though she was old.

Joash

836 BCE

Jehoash becomes the king of Judah. He is 7 years old.

Athaliah

836 BCE

Athaliah is killed. She was killed outside the horses' entrance of the king's house.

Zechariah

791 BCE

Zechariah becomes king. He is the king of Israel.

Jehoash

790 BCE

Jehoash becomes the king. He is the king of Israel.

Jeroboam II

786 BCE

Jeroboam II becomes king. He is king over Israel.

Uzziah

783 BCE

Uzziah becomes king. He is the king of Israel.

Amaziah

772 BCE

Amaziah becomes king. He is the king of Judah.

Azariah

753 BCE

Azariah becomes the king. He is the king of Judah

Shallum 

744 BCE

Shallum becomes king. He is the king of Israel

Menahem

744 BCE

Menahem becomes king. He is the king of Israel.

Jotham

739 BCE

Jotham becomes king. He is the king of Judah.

Ahaz

732 BCE

Ahaz becomes king. He is the king of Judah.

Hosea

732 BCE

Hosea becomes king. He is the king of Israel.

Pekah

717 BCE

Pekah becomes king. He is the King of Israel.

Hezekiah

715 BCE

Hezekiah becomes king. He is the king of Judah

Manasseh

687 BCE

Manasseh becomes king. He is the king of Judah

Hezekiah

687 BCE

Hezekiah dies. He was 51 years old.

Manasseh

643 BCE

Manasseh dies. He reigned for 55 years.

Amon

643 BCE

Amon becomes king. He is the king of Judah

Amon

642 BCE

Amon dies. He reigned for one year.

Josiah

641 BCE

Josiah is 8 years old when he becomes king. He is the king of Judah

Jehoahaz

609 BCE

Jehoahaz becomes king. He is the king of Israel.

Jehoahaz

609 BCE

Jehoahaz ruled in his father's place. He ruled in Judah for three months.

Jehoiakim

609 BCE

Jehoiakim becomes the king of Judah and Jerusalem. His name used to be Eliakim before it was changed.

Jehoiachin

598 BCE

Jehoiachin

Zedekiah

597 BCE

Zedekiah becomes king of Judah and Jerusalem. He is 21 years old when he becomes king.