Kings Of Judah During Divided Kingdom

KingDates BCTypeProphetsReferencesPrinciple Events
Rehoboam931-913BadShemaiah1 Kings 12
1 Kings 14:21-31
2 Chronicles 10-12
Rejected people’s appeal for lighter taxes—split nation
Abijam913-911Bad 1 Kings 15:1-8
2 Chronicles 13
Took Bethel and defeated Jeroboam
Asa911-870GoodAzariah, Hanani1 Kings 15:9-24
2 Chronicles 14-16
Put away evil and idolatry
Jehoshaphat873-848GoodJehu, Eliezer1 Kings 22:41-50
2 Chronicles 17-20
Made alliance with Israel and defeated many nations
Jehoram853-841BadElijah2 Kings 8:16-24
2 Chronicles 21
Married Athaliah and turned to Baal worship
Ahaziah841BadElijah2 Kings 8:25-9:29
2 Chronicles 22:1-9
Died from wounds in battle with Syria
Athaliah841-835Bad 2 Kings 11
2 Chronicles 22:10-23:21
Woman, usurped throne, killed her grandsons
Joash835-796GoodZechariah
Joel
2 Kings 11:21-12:21
2 Chronicles 24
King at 7 years old, made extensive repairs to temple
Amaziah796-767Good 2 Kings 14:1-22
2 Chronicles 25
Waged civil war and was subjected by Israel for only time
Uzziah792-740GoodZechariah
Isaiah
2 Kings 15:1-7
2 Chronicles 26
Entered temple to burn incense and was stricken with leprosy
Jotham750-731GoodIsaiah, Micah2 Kings 15:32-38
2 Chronicles 27
Prepared his ways before Lord
Ahaz735-715BadIsaiah, Micah2 Kings 16
2 Chronicles 28
Turned to idolatry and worship of Baal

Kings Of Judah After Fall of Israel

KingDates BCTypeProphetsReferencesPrinciple Events
Hezekiah715-686GoodIsaiah, Micah2 Kings 18-20
2 Chronicles 29-32
Removed idols, destroyed brazen serpent, saved Judah from capture by Assyria
Manasseh695-642Bad 2 Kings 21:1-18
2 Chronicles 33:1-20
Reestablished idols, repented in later years
Amon642-640Bad 2 Kings 21:19-26
2 Chronicles 33:21-25
Idolatrous, killed by own servants
Josiah640-609GoodZephaniah, Habakkuk2 Kings 22:1-23:30
2 Chronicles 34-35
Destroyed idols, false religions, one of Judah’s best kings
Jehoahaz609BadJeremiah, Habakkuk2 Kings 23:31-34
2 Chronicles 36:1-4
Imprisoned by Pharaoh-Necho, died in Egypt
Jehoiakim609-597BadJeremiah, Habakkuk2 Kings 23:34-24:7
2 Chronicles 36:5-8
Defeated by Babylonians
Jehoiachin597BadJeremiah2 Kings 24:8-17
2 Chronicles 36:9-10
Jerusalem besieged, temple stripped of treasures
Zedekiah597-586BadJeremiah2 Kings 24:18-25:7
2 Chronicles 36:11-21
Made king by Nebuchadnezzar, then taken into captivity