Acts xiii. 21-" And afterwards they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis," "by the space of forty years." 2 Sam. v. 4, 5" David was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 40 years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah 7 years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 years over all Israel and Judah." See 1 Kings ii. 10, 11. 1 Kings ii. 12-Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father." 2 Chron. ix. 30, "Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel, 40 years." 2 Chron. ix. 31-" And Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead." xii. 13, "Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem." 2 Chron. xii. 16-" And Abijah his son reigned in his stead." xiii. 2, "He reigned 3 years in Jerusalem," 1 Kings xv. 8, 10-" And Abijam (Abijah) slept with his fathers "" and Asa his son reigned in his stead." "And 41 years reigned he in Jerusalem." 1 Kings xv. 24-" And Asa slept with his fathers." "And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead." xxii. 42, Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when A. M. 40 3084 40 3124 40 3164 17 3181 3 3184 41 3225 CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIBLE. he began to reign; and he reigned 25 years in Jerusalem." 2 Kings viii. 16, 17-" And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign." "And he reigned eight years in Jerusalem." NOTE. As Jehoram began to reign. while his father was still king of Judah, if we give the whole of the 25 years of Jehoshaphat's reign, we must give the reign of Jehoram only from the death of his father. We find by 2 Kings iii. 1, that "Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria, in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and reigned 12 years." Jehoshaphat must therefore have lived to the 8th year of Joram of Israel; and as Jehoram of Judah began to reign while his father was king, in the 5th year of Joram of Israel, he must have reigned three years with his father, and five alone. Dr. Jarvis gives 8 years for this period. 2 Kings viii. 24, 25, 26—“ And Joram slept with his fathers;" "and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. In the 12th year of Joram, the son of Ahab king of Israel, did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin 17 A. M. 25 3250 5 3255 18 CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIBLE. to reign; 22 years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem." 2 Kings xi. 1, 2, 3, 20" And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that he was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal." "Joash the son of Ahaziah" was "hid in the house of the Lord 6 years. And Athaliah did reign over the land," "And they slew Athaliah with the sword." 2 Kings xii. 1-"In the 7th year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign; and 40 years reigned he in Jerusalem." 2 Kings xii. 20, 21—“ And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash." (Jehoash.) "And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead." xiv. 1, 2-"In the 2nd year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah;"" and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem." NOTE. Here we find an interregnum after the death of Amaziah of 11 years. It is thus shown. Jehoash king of Israel reigned 16 years. (2 Kings xiii. 10.) Amaziah of Judah began to reign in the second year of Joash, and reigned 29 years, (2 Kings xiv. 1, 2,) or 15 years after the death of Jehoash, (2 Kings A. M. 1 3256 6 3262 40 3302 29 3331 CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIBLE. xiv. 17.) Jehoash of Israel was succeeded by Jeroboam, who was contemporary with Amaziah 15 ysars; so that Amaziah was slain in the 16th year of Jeroboam; and was subse. quently succeeded by his son." 2 Kings xv. 1," In the 27th year of Jeroboam king of Israel, began Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, to reign." From the 16th year of Jeroqoam, when Amaziah died, to the 27th year when Azariah began to reign, was 11 years of interregnum. In this, Archbishop Usher and Dr. Hales, and also Dr. Jarvis, concur. 2 Kings xv. 2-"Sixteen years old was he (Azariah) when he began to reign, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem." 2 Kings xv. 7-"So Azariah slept with his fathers:" " and Jotham his son reigned in his stead." 33 v. "And he reigned 16 years in Jerusa、 lem." 2 Kings xv. 38-" And Jotham slept with his fathers?" "and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead." xvi. 2, Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem." 2 Kings xvi. 20—“ And Ahaz slept with his fathers; "and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead." xviii. 2, 19 A. M. 11 3342 52 3394 16 3410 16 3426 20 CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIBLE. "And he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem." 2 Kings xx. 21-" And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead." 2 Kings xxi. 9-12 "And Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord de. stroyed before the children of Israel. And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying, because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. And they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies ;" 2 Chron. xxxiii. 11, "Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which, took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon." This was B. C. 677, and from this time they never recov. ered their independence. Here began the seven times or 2520 years A. M. 29 3455 |