The book of Chronicles gives a complete list of Kings and their dates matching the 390 year period from the death of Solomon to the destruction of the Temple (Ezek 4.4-5).
Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it; you shall bear their punishment for the number of the days that you lie there. For I assign to you a number of days, three hundred ninety days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment; and so you shall bear the punishment of the house of Israel. (Ezek 4.4-5)
The book of Kings gives dates for both Israel and Judah together with the relative dates between the two and in the period leading up to the fall of Samaria. Some of the dates need to be read carefully.
There are two particular points of comparison, the year in which Jehu slew both Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah, and the fall of Samaria. The period in between these two events is that which is most confusing and it was again a time of turmoil.
The date given here for the fall of Samaria is 3286 whereas Ussher gives the date as 3283. Ussher's date may well be more accurate. The date given here is based on simply adding up the various numbers in the Bible but inevitably because these are almost always in terms of years alone discrepancies of a few months here and there can easily build up.
2989 | Solomon begins to reign (1015BC) | |
2993 | Building of Temple begun | |
3000 | Temple complete | |
3029 | Death of Solomon | |
Judah | Israel | |
3029 | Rehoboam (1 Ki 14.21) | Jeroboam (1 Ki 14.20) |
3046 | Nebat (1 Ki 15.1-2) | |
3049 | Asa (1 Ki 15.9-10) | |
3051 | Nadab (1 Ki 15.25) | |
3052 | Baasha (1 Ki 15.33) | |
3075 | Elah (1 Ki 16.8) | |
3076 | Zimri (1 Ki 16.10) | |
3076 | Two rival kings in Israel for 5 years | |
Tibni & Omri | ||
3081 | Omri alone (1 Ki 16.23) | |
3087 | Ahab (1 Ki 16.29) | |
3090 | Jehoshaphat (1 Ki 22.41-42) | |
3109 | Ahaziah son of Ahab (1 Ki 22.51) | |
3111 | Jehoram son of Ahab (2 Ki 3.1) | |
3115 | Jehoram (1 Ki 8.16-17) | |
3122 | Ahaziah (1 Ki 8.25-26) | |
3123 | Jehu slays both Ahaziah and Jehoram. | |
Athaliah, granddaughter of Omri of Israel, attempts to purge the royal seed and reigns. | ||
3123 | Athaliah (2 Ki 11.3) | Jehu (2 Ki 10.36) |
3128 | Joash (2 Ki 11.21-12.1) | |
3150 | Jehoahaz (2 Ki 13.1) | |
3166 | Jehoash (2 Ki 13.10) | |
3167 | Amaziah (2 Ki 14.1-2) | |
3169 | Jeroboam apparently co-regent (See Appendix B) | |
3182 | Jeroboam (2 Ki 14.23) | |
3196 | Azariah (Uzziah) (2 Ki 15.1) | |
3123 | Death of Jeroboam (2 Ki 14.23) | |
11 years when no King mentioned | ||
3234 | Zechariah (2 Ki 15.2) | |
3235 | Shallum (2 Ki 15.13) | |
3235 | Manahem (2 Ki 15.17) | |
3246 | Pekahiah (2 Ki 15.23) | |
3247 | Pekah (2 Ki 15.27) | |
Azariah leprous, Jotham rules | ||
3248 | Jotham (2 Ki 15.32-33) | |
3264 | Ahaz (2 Ki 16.2-2) | |
3268 | Conspiracy in which Pekah killed (2 Ki 15.30) | |
Hoshea ruling but not King | ||
3277 | Hoshea (2 Ki 17.1) becomes king | |
3280 | Hezekiah (2 Ki 18.1-2) | |
3284 | Siege of Samaria | |
3286 | Fall of Samaria | |
3308 | Manasseh (2 Chr 33.1) | |
3363 | Amon (2 Chr 33.21) | |
3365 | Josiah (2 Chr 34.1) | |
3396 | Jehoahaz (2 Chr 36.2) | |
3397 | Jehoiakim (2 Chr 36.5) | |
3407 | Jehoiachin (2 Chr 36.9) | |
3407 | Zedekiah (2 Chr 36.11) | |
3418 | Temple destroyed (586BC) |