Bible
Chronology
Compiled
by Danny Carlton
|
reference
|
event
|
year
|
| Gen 1:26 |
Adam created |
0 |
| Gen 5:3 |
Seth born; Adam
130 years old |
130 |
| Gen 5:6 |
Enos born; Seth 105 years old |
235 |
| Gen 5:9 |
Cainan born;
Enos 90 years old |
325 |
| Gen 5:12 |
Mahalaleel born; Cainan 70 years
old |
395 |
| Gen 5:15 |
Jared born;
Mahalaleel 65 years old |
460 |
| Gen 5:18 |
Enoch born; Jared 162 years old |
622 |
| Gen 5:21 |
Methuselah
born; Enoch 65 |
687 |
| Gen 5:25 |
Lamech born; Methuselah 187 |
874 |
| Gen 5:28 |
Noah born;
Lamech 182 |
1056 |
| Gen 5:32 |
Shem, Ham, and Japheth born; Noah
500 |
1556 |
| Gen 11:10 |
Arphaxad born;
Shem 100 |
1656 |
| Gen 11:12 |
Salah born; Arphaxad 35 |
1691 |
| Gen 11:14 |
Eber born;
Salah 30 |
1721 |
| Gen 11:16 |
Peleg born; Eber 34 |
1755 |
| Gen 11:18 |
Reu born; Peleg
30 |
1785 |
| Gen 11:20 |
Serug born; Reu 32 |
1817 |
| Gen 11:22 |
Nahor born;
Serug 30 |
1847 |
| Gen 11:24 |
Terah born; Nahor 29 |
1876 |
| Gen 11:26 |
Abram born;
Terah 70 |
1946 |
| Gen 21:5 |
Isaac born; Abraham 100 |
2046 |
| Gen 25:26 |
Jacob (Israel)
born; Isaac 60 |
2106 |
| Gen 47:9 |
Isreal and family enter Egypt;
Isreal 130 |
2236 |
| Ex 12:40 |
Children of
Isreal leave Egypt 430 years later |
2666 |
| I Ki 6:1 |
Solomon builds temple 480 years
after Exodus; year 4 of reign |
3146 |
| I Ki 11:41, 42 |
Year 40 of
Solomon's reign; Solomon dies |
3182 |
| I Ki 11:16,17 |
Kingdom split |
|
|
I Kings
|
II Chronicles
|
(year of) Judah
|
(year of) Israel
|
|
| |
|
(1)Reheboam |
(1)Jereboam |
*3182 |
| 15:1 |
13:1 |
(1)Abijam |
(18) " |
3200 |
| 15:9 |
|
(1)Asa |
(20) " |
3202 |
| 15:25 |
|
(2) " |
(1)Nadab |
3204 |
| 15:28 |
|
(3) " |
(1)Baasha |
3205 |
| 16:8 |
|
(26) " |
(1)Elah |
3228 |
| 16:15 |
|
(27) " |
(1)Zimri |
3229 |
| 16:23 |
|
(31) " |
(1)Omri |
3233 |
| 16:29 |
|
(38) " |
(1)Ahab |
3240 |
| 22:41 |
16:13 |
(1)Jehoshaphat |
(4) " |
3244 |
| 22:51 |
|
(17) " |
(1)Ahaziah |
3261 |
| II Kings |
II Chronicles |
|
|
|
| 2:1 |
|
(18) " |
(1)Jehoram |
3262 |
| 8:16,17 |
20:31 |
(1)Jehoram |
(5) " |
3267 |
| 8:25,26 |
21:5 |
(1)Ahaziah |
(12) " |
3274 |
| 9:24,27 |
22:2 |
---Jehu Kills
Ahaziah and Jehoram--- |
3274 |
| 12:1 |
23:1 |
(1)Jehoash(Joash)** |
(7)Jehu |
3281 |
| 13:1 |
|
(23) " |
(1)Jehoahaz |
3281 |
| 13:10 |
|
(37) " |
(1)Jehoash |
3318 |
| 14:1,2 |
24:1 |
(1)Amaziah |
(2) " |
3320 |
| 14:23 |
|
(15) " |
(1)Jereboam |
3335 |
| 15:1,2 |
25:1,25; 26:3+ |
(1)Azariah(Uzziah) |
(27) " |
3362 |
| 15:8 |
|
(38) " |
(1)Zachariah
[reigned 6 months] |
3400 |
| 15:13 |
|
(39) " |
(1)Shallum [reigned 1 month] |
3400 |
| 15:17 |
|
(39) " |
(1)Menahem |
3401 |
| 15:23 |
|
(50) " |
(1)Pekahiah |
3412 |
| 15:27 |
|
(52) " |
(1)Pekiah |
3414 |
| 15:32,33 |
|
(1)Jotham |
(2) " |
3416 |
| 16:1,2 |
27:1 |
(1)Ahaz |
(17) " |
3431 |
| 17:1 |
28:1 |
(12) " |
(1)Hoshea |
3443 |
| 18:1,2 |
|
(1)Hezekiah |
(3) " |
3446 |
| 17:6 |
|
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(9) " Isreal captured |
3455 |
| 18:13 |
|
(14) "
Sennacharib of Assyria attacks Judah |
3460 |
| 18:1,2 |
29:1 |
Hezekiah reigns 29 years |
3475 |
| 21:1 |
33:1 |
Manessah reigns
55 |
3530 |
| 21:19 |
33:21 |
Amon reigns 2 |
3532 |
| 22:1 |
34:1 |
Josiah reigns
31 |
3563 |
| 23:31 |
36:2 |
Jehoahaz reigns 1 |
3564 |
| 23:36 |
36:5 |
Jehoiakim
reigns 11 |
3575 |
| 24:8 |
36:9 |
Jehoiachin reigns 1 year and is
put in prison |
3575 |
| 25:27 |
|
(37)Jehoiachin
is freed by Evil-Merodach |
3612 |
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* I and II Kings
are consistent in their dating of the reigns of
the kings. The last year of a king is also
considered the first year of the next king, thus
year 8 of the reign of Jehoram is year 1 of the
reign of Ahaziah. By comparing the years of the
two Kingdoms the trend is demonstrated so that
when there are no more kings of Israel to compare
to the kings of Judah the trend tells us how to
date the reigns.
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| ** The gap of 6 years comes from
time from when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah
murdered all of her grandchildren except Joash
(Jehoash), who was hid, until the time he was
brought forward to take the throne at age 7. |
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| + Azariah was 16, there is an 11
year gap in the number, but if the people waited
until he was 16 before putting him on the throne
that would account for the gap. |
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| Historians tend
to agree that Jehoiachin was released at or about
562-561 BC. That would put creation on or about
4172-4171 BC. The only leeway in dating would be
that which historians would allow for the release
of Jehoiachin. I suppose if he was released
several billion years ago that might leave room
for the theory of theistic-evolution but I don't
think it would be taken very seriously. The
bottom line is this: |
| Either the earth is only about
6,000 years old, or the Bible is wrong. |
