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The Kings of Israel and Judah and Some of their 
Mesopotamian Neighbors

Pay special attention to the dates and names of kings in boldface type.

United Israelite Monarchy

Mesopotamia

Saul 1020-1000
David 1000-961
Solomon 961-922
Judah (South) Israel (North)
Rehoboam 922-915 Jeroboam 922-901
Abijah 915-913
Asa 913-873 Nadab 901-900
Baasha 900-877
Jehoshaphat 873-849 Elah 877-876
Zimri 876
Omri 876-869
Ahab 869-850 Shalmaneser III 859-825 (Assyria)
Ahaziah 850-849
Jehoram 849-842 Jehoram 849-842
Ahaziah 842
Athaliah 842-837 Jehu 842-815
Joash 837-800 Joahaz 815-801
Amaziah 800-783 J(eh)oash 801-786
Uzziah 783-742 Jeroboam II 786-746
Jotham 750-742 Zechariah 746-745 Tiglath-Pileser III 745-727 (Assyria)
Shallum 745
Menahem 745-738
Pekahiah 738-737
Ahaz 735-715 Pekah 737-732
Hoshea 732-724 Shalmaneser V 726-722 (Assyria)
722/721 
Israel falls to Assyria
Sargon II 721-705 (Assyria)
Hezekiah 715-687 Sennacherib 704-681 Assyria)
Manasseh 687-642
Amon 642-640
Josiah 640-609
Jehoahaz 609 Nebuchadnezzar 605-562 (Babylonia)
Jehoiakim 609-598
Jehoiachin 598-597
597 Judah surrenders
 to Babylon
Zedekiah 597-587
587 Judah is destroyed
by Babylon

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