King | Dates BC | Type | Prophets | References | Principle Events |
Rehoboam | 931-913 | Bad | Shemaiah | 1 Kings 12 1 Kings 14:21-31 2 Chronicles 10-12 | Rejected people’s appeal for lighter taxes—split nation |
Abijam | 913-911 | Bad | 1 Kings 15:1-8 2 Chronicles 13 | Took Bethel and defeated Jeroboam | |
Asa | 911-870 | Good | Azariah, Hanani | 1 Kings 15:9-24 2 Chronicles 14-16 | Put away evil and idolatry |
Jehoshaphat | 873-848 | Good | Jehu, Eliezer | 1 Kings 22:41-50 2 Chronicles 17-20 | Made alliance with Israel and defeated many nations |
Jehoram | 853-841 | Bad | Elijah | 2 Kings 8:16-24 2 Chronicles 21 | Married Athaliah and turned to Baal worship |
Ahaziah | 841 | Bad | Elijah | 2 Kings 8:25-9:29 2 Chronicles 22:1-9 | Died from wounds in battle with Syria |
Athaliah | 841-835 | Bad | 2 Kings 11 2 Chronicles 22:10-23:21 | Woman, usurped throne, killed her grandsons | |
Joash | 835-796 | Good | Zechariah Joel | 2 Kings 11:21-12:21 2 Chronicles 24 | King at 7 years old, made extensive repairs to temple |
Amaziah | 796-767 | Good | 2 Kings 14:1-22 2 Chronicles 25 | Waged civil war and was subjected by Israel for only time | |
Uzziah | 792-740 | Good | Zechariah Isaiah | 2 Kings 15:1-7 2 Chronicles 26 | Entered temple to burn incense and was stricken with leprosy |
Jotham | 750-731 | Good | Isaiah, Micah | 2 Kings 15:32-38 2 Chronicles 27 | Prepared his ways before Lord |
Ahaz | 735-715 | Bad | Isaiah, Micah | 2 Kings 16 2 Chronicles 28 | Turned to idolatry and worship of Baal |
Kings Of Judah After Fall of Israel
King | Dates BC | Type | Prophets | References | Principle Events |
Hezekiah | 715-686 | Good | Isaiah, Micah | 2 Kings 18-20 2 Chronicles 29-32 | Removed idols, destroyed brazen serpent, saved Judah from capture by Assyria |
Manasseh | 695-642 | Bad | 2 Kings 21:1-18 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 | Reestablished idols, repented in later years | |
Amon | 642-640 | Bad | 2 Kings 21:19-26 2 Chronicles 33:21-25 | Idolatrous, killed by own servants | |
Josiah | 640-609 | Good | Zephaniah, Habakkuk | 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 2 Chronicles 34-35 | Destroyed idols, false religions, one of Judah’s best kings |
Jehoahaz | 609 | Bad | Jeremiah, Habakkuk | 2 Kings 23:31-34 2 Chronicles 36:1-4 | Imprisoned by Pharaoh-Necho, died in Egypt |
Jehoiakim | 609-597 | Bad | Jeremiah, Habakkuk | 2 Kings 23:34-24:7 2 Chronicles 36:5-8 | Defeated by Babylonians |
Jehoiachin | 597 | Bad | Jeremiah | 2 Kings 24:8-17 2 Chronicles 36:9-10 | Jerusalem besieged, temple stripped of treasures |
Zedekiah | 597-586 | Bad | Jeremiah | 2 Kings 24:18-25:7 2 Chronicles 36:11-21 | Made king by Nebuchadnezzar, then taken into captivity |