List of Kings in Judah and Israel
I have Logos 4 and need help to find a good resource that lists (and maybe comments) on the various kings with their dates. I would welcome any recommendations. Thank you.
Phil Beachey
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Hi Phil, Unless you have the language package, timelines is in your library, and there is a section on Israel's kings. There isn't any commentary, but the dates are given from several sources.
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Talk Thru the Bible has a very helpful pair of charts that lists the Kings of Israel and Kings of Judah. For each king, it gives his Name, Character (good or bad), dates of reign, relation to predecessor, how the reign came to an end (died, stricken by God, murdered, deposed, etc.), and Scripture references.
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The Apologetics Study Bible also has a chart with dates and notes: logosres:aplgstdybbl;art=concor.8
A Basic search of your library for "chronology NEAR kings" (without quotes) should return several good resources.
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THANKS for your help.
Phil
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Also see the notes in the ESV Study Bible on 1 Kings 12:18
The Divided Kingdom: Kings of Judah (all dates b.c.)
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Philip Beachey said:
I have Logos 4 and need help to find a good resource that lists (and maybe comments) on the various kings with their dates.
Logos 4 Synopsis of the Old Testament has many chronology charts along with parallel Bible passages (can choose Bible version for parallel passages). The divided kingdom begins => logosres:synotjackson;art=sec.113
Edwin R. Thiele demonstrated the historical accuracy of the confusing regnal data in Kings and its parallels in his book The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings. Many, if not most, commentors subsequently have adopted his chronological scheme with a few modifications. The scheme outlined in the notes below will be based on Thiele’s. The notes will detail places where this scheme differs from Thiele’s and give reasons why.
The basic gist of Thiele’s reconstruction of the chronology of the Kings is that Judah and Israel used different calendars. Israel used a calendar year that began in Nisan (spring). The years were numbered from 1 starting with the year each king became king. Judah began its calendar years in Tishri (fall). The years were numbered from 1 starting with the first full year after each king became king. The year a king became king is called the accession year and is labled with an a in the charts.
When a date is given in terms of the other kingdom’s king, eg., Abijah became king in the 18th year of Jeroboam, the calendar year of the other kingdom is used with the numbering system of the kingdom giving the date. Thus what Judah calls the 18th year of Jeroboam would be called the 19th year of Jeroboam in Israel. These differences in numbering are indicated by small numbers in parentheses on the syncronisms indicated on the charts.
The kingdoms did on a couple of occasions change their numbering scheme. This occasions will be discussed as they occur in the notes.
Jackson, J. G. (2009). Synopsis of the Old Testament (1 Ki 11:43). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
The Bible Reader's Companion has "Revivals in Judah" => logosres:brc;ref=Page.p_233
Willmington's Bible Handbook has a "Kings and Emperors" section in Part II => logosres:willhdbk;ref=Page.p_844;off=445
Holman Bible Atlas (Chapter 10 is "The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah") => logosres:hlmnbblat;ref=Page.p_115
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