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How long did each king of Israel reign?
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| Common/Biblical name | Albright | Thiele |
|---|---|---|
| David Reigned over Judah for 7 years in Hebron, then Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 33 years; 40 years in total. | 1000–962 | |
| Solomon Reigned over Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 40 years. | 962–922 | |
| Rehoboam Reigned for 17 years. | 922–915 | 931–913 |
| Abijah Reigned for 3 years. | 915–913 | 913–911 |
Who is the longest reigning king in the Bible?
Manasseh
He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and his mother Hephzibah (2 Kings 21:1)….Manasseh of Judah.
| Manasseh | |
|---|---|
| Reign | coregency 697–687 BC sole reign 687–643 BC |
| Predecessor | Hezekiah, his father |
| Successor | Amon, his son |
| Born | c. 709 BC probably Jerusalem |
How long did tibni reign?
In the Bible It appears that Tibni was regent over half the kingdom of Israel for a period of four years.
How long did Omri reign?
Omri, Hebrew ʿAmri, (reigned 876–869 or c. 884–c. 872 bce), king of Israel, father of Ahab, and founder of a dynasty that remained in power for some 50 years.
How long was King David King?
forty years
I Kings 2:11 cites the length of the reign of King David: “The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.” II Chronicles 9:30 cites the length of time that King Solomon ruled: “Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.”
Who was the last king of Judah?
Zedekiah
Zedekiah, original name Mattaniah, (flourished 6th century bc), king of Judah (597–587/586 bc) whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon.
Who is the most wicked king in the Bible?
| Ahab | |
|---|---|
| from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum | |
| King of Northern Israel | |
| Reign | c. 871 – c. 852 BC |
| Predecessor | Omri, his father |
Who are Joseph’s sons?
Ephraim
Manasseh
Joseph/Sons
Jacob, Joseph’s father, adopted Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to share in Jacob’s inheritance equally with Jacob’s own sons (Genesis 48:5).
Who was the 14th king of Israel?
Zechariah
Zechariah (Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה Zəḵaryāh, meaning “remembered by Yah”; also Zachariah, Zacharias; Latin: Zacharias) was the fourteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah became king of Israel in Samaria in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah, king of Judah.
Who was the sixth king of Israel?
Omri
Omri (Hebrew: עָמְרִי, ‘Omrī; Akkadian: 𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿 Ḫûmrî [ḫu-um-ri-i]; fl. 9th century BC) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the sixth king of Israel. He was a successful military campaigner who extended the northern kingdom of Israel. Other monarchs from the House of Omri are Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, and Athaliah.
Who is Jezebel and what did she do?
Jezebel was the daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal, ruler of the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon. When Jezebel married King Ahab of Israel (ruled c. 874–853 BCE), she persuaded him to introduce the worship of the Tyrian god Baal-Melkart, a nature god. Most of the prophets of Yahweh were killed at her command.
What tribe was Ahab?
In 930 bc the tribe of Ephraim led the 10 northern tribes in a successful revolt against the south and established the Kingdom of Israel, with Jeroboam I, an Ephraimite, as king. The seventh king of Israel, Ahab (reigned c. 874–c. 853 bc), was also an Ephraimite.