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The Kings of Israel and Judah

Who reigned, and when

Saul, David, and Solomon each ruled over all twelve tribes. After Solomon died, the kingdom split in two. The ten northern tribes kept the name Israel and the family of David ruled the southern kingdom of Judah. Each king is listed in the column for his own kingdom, in the order he reigned.

All dates are years BC. Each king shows how long the Bible says he reigned, the chapters to read in the King James Bible, and the great power of the day, such as Egypt, Syria, Assyria, or Babylon. Under each king you will also find the kings who were reigning at the same time in the other kingdom.

The United KingdomKings of IsraelKings of Judah

The United Kingdom

One kingdom under three kings

Saul
about 1050–1010 BC
Reigned 40 years
Read: 1 Samuel 9–31
David
about 1010–970 BC
Reigned 40 years
Read: 1 Samuel 16; 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1–2
Solomon
about 970–931 BC
Reigned 40 years
Read: 1 Kings 1–11

Kings of Israel

The northern kingdom, ten tribes, 19 kings. It ended in 722 BC.

Jeroboam I
931–910 BC  ·  Reigned 22 years
Read: 1 Kings 11–14
Great power of the day: Egypt (Pharaoh Shishak)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Rehoboam, Abijam (Abijah), Asa
Nadab
910–909 BC  ·  Reigned 2 years
Read: 1 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Egypt, growing weak
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa
Baasha
909–886 BC  ·  Reigned 24 years
Read: 1 Kings 15–16
Great power of the day: Syria (Aram)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa
Elah
886–885 BC  ·  Reigned 2 years
Read: 1 Kings 16
Great power of the day: Syria (Aram)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa
Zimri
885 BC  ·  Reigned 7 days
Read: 1 Kings 16
Great power of the day: Syria (Aram)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa
Omri
885–874 BC  ·  Reigned 12 years
Read: 1 Kings 16
Great power of the day: Syria (Aram), with Assyria rising
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa
Ahab
874–853 BC  ·  Reigned 22 years
Read: 1 Kings 16–22
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Asa, Jehoshaphat
Ahaziah
853–852 BC  ·  Reigned 2 years
Read: 1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Jehoshaphat
Joram (Jehoram)
852–841 BC  ·  Reigned 12 years
Read: 2 Kings 3; 2 Kings 9
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Jehoshaphat, Jehoram (Joram), Ahaziah, Athaliah (the queen)
Jehu
841–814 BC  ·  Reigned 28 years
Read: 2 Kings 9–10
Great power of the day: Assyria, then Syria (King Hazael)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Jehoram (Joram), Ahaziah, Athaliah (the queen), Joash (Jehoash)
Jehoahaz
814–798 BC  ·  Reigned 17 years
Read: 2 Kings 13
Great power of the day: Syria (King Hazael)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Joash (Jehoash)
Jehoash (Joash)
798–782 BC  ·  Reigned 16 years
Read: 2 Kings 13
Great power of the day: Assyria (Adad-nirari III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Joash (Jehoash), Amaziah
Jeroboam II
782–753 BC  ·  Reigned 41 years
Read: 2 Kings 14
Great power of the day: No great power; Assyria was weak
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Amaziah, Uzziah (Azariah)
Zachariah
753 BC  ·  Reigned 6 months
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: No great power; Assyria was weak
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Uzziah (Azariah)
Shallum
752 BC  ·  Reigned 1 month
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: No great power; Assyria was weak
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Uzziah (Azariah)
Menahem
752–742 BC  ·  Reigned 10 years
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Assyria (Pul, also called Tiglath-pileser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Uzziah (Azariah)
Pekahiah
742–740 BC  ·  Reigned 2 years
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Assyria (Tiglath-pileser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Uzziah (Azariah), Jotham
Pekah
740–732 BC  ·  Reigned 20 years
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Assyria (Tiglath-pileser III)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Uzziah (Azariah), Jotham, Ahaz
Hoshea
732–722 BC  ·  Reigned 9 years
Read: 2 Kings 17
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser V)
Reigning at the same time in Judah: Jotham, Ahaz

Kings of Judah

The southern kingdom, the family of David, 19 kings and one queen. It ended in 586 BC.

Rehoboam
931–913 BC  ·  Reigned 17 years
Read: 1 Kings 12–14
Great power of the day: Egypt (Pharaoh Shishak)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jeroboam I
Abijam (Abijah)
913–911 BC  ·  Reigned 3 years
Read: 1 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Egypt, growing weak
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jeroboam I
Asa
911–870 BC  ·  Reigned 41 years
Read: 1 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Syria (Aram)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jeroboam I, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab
Jehoshaphat
870–848 BC  ·  Reigned 25 years
Read: 1 Kings 22
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser III)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram (Jehoram)
Jehoram (Joram)
848–841 BC  ·  Reigned 8 years
Read: 2 Kings 8
Great power of the day: Assyria (Shalmaneser III)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Joram (Jehoram), Jehu
Ahaziah
841 BC  ·  Reigned 1 year
Read: 2 Kings 8–9
Great power of the day: Syria (King Hazael)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Joram (Jehoram), Jehu
Athaliah (the queen)
841–835 BC  ·  Reigned 6 years
Read: 2 Kings 11
Great power of the day: Syria (King Hazael)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Joram (Jehoram), Jehu
Joash (Jehoash)
835–796 BC  ·  Reigned 40 years
Read: 2 Kings 11–12
Great power of the day: Syria (King Hazael)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash (Joash)
Amaziah
796–767 BC  ·  Reigned 29 years
Read: 2 Kings 14
Great power of the day: No great power; Syria and Assyria were weak
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jehoash (Joash), Jeroboam II
Uzziah (Azariah)
767–740 BC  ·  Reigned 52 years
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Assyria, rising near the end of his reign
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Jeroboam II, Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah
Jotham
740–732 BC  ·  Reigned 16 years
Read: 2 Kings 15
Great power of the day: Assyria (Tiglath-pileser III)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea
Ahaz
732–716 BC  ·  Reigned 16 years
Read: 2 Kings 16
Great power of the day: Assyria (Tiglath-pileser III)
Reigning at the same time in Israel: Pekah, Hoshea
Hezekiah
716–687 BC  ·  Reigned 29 years
Read: 2 Kings 18–20
Great power of the day: Assyria (Sargon II and Sennacherib)
Manasseh
687–643 BC  ·  Reigned 55 years
Read: 2 Kings 21
Great power of the day: Assyria (Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal)
Amon
643–641 BC  ·  Reigned 2 years
Read: 2 Kings 21
Great power of the day: Assyria
Josiah
641–609 BC  ·  Reigned 31 years
Read: 2 Kings 22–23
Great power of the day: Assyria falling, Babylon rising
Jehoahaz
609 BC  ·  Reigned 3 months
Read: 2 Kings 23
Great power of the day: Egypt (Pharaoh Necho)
Jehoiakim
609–598 BC  ·  Reigned 11 years
Read: 2 Kings 23–24
Great power of the day: Egypt (Necho), then Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar)
Jehoiachin
598 BC  ·  Reigned 3 months
Read: 2 Kings 24
Great power of the day: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar)
Zedekiah
597–586 BC  ·  Reigned 11 years
Read: 2 Kings 24–25
Great power of the day: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar)

The “great power of the day” is the strongest nation that shaped that king’s reign, as shown in the Bible and in the records of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. Historians may judge a few of these differently. The dates follow the work of Edwin Thiele. Scholars do not agree on every year, so other books may differ by a year or more. Some kings ruled together with their fathers for a time, so a reign can overlap the one before it. Tibni, a rival of Omri, claimed the throne of Israel for about five years (see 1 Kings 16:21–22). The dates for Saul, David, and Solomon are approximate.

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