Kings & Rulers:
The United Kingdom

1.      Saul, Israel’s first king, rejected by God

1 Sam. 9–10

2.      David, Saul’s successor, Israel’s best-loved king

1 Sam. 16–31 ; 2 Sam. 1–24

3.      Solomon, David’s son, Israel’s wisest and richest king

1 Kings 1–11

1.       Jeroboam, who perverted the worship of God

1 Kings 11:26–14:20

2.       Nadab, son of Jeroboam, killed by the rebel Baasha

1 Kings 15:25–28

3.       Baasha, who built a wall to cut off trade with Jerusalem

1 Kings 15:27–16:7

4.       Elah, son of Baasha, killed while drunk by Zimri

1 Kings 16:6–14

5.       Zimri, who committed suicide after ruling for seven days

1 Kings 16:9–20

6.       Omri, builder of Samaria, the northern capital

1 Kings 16:15–28

7.       Ahab, son of Omri, wicked husband of Jezebel, condemned by Elijah and killed in battle

1 Kings 16:28–22:40

8.       Ahaziah, wicked oldest son of Ahab

1 Kings 22:40 – 2 Kings 1:18

9.       Jehoram, youngest son of Ahab, who sent Naaman to the prophet Elisha to be healed

2 Kings 3:1–9:25

10.      Jehu, known for his chariot riding and extermination of Ahab’s dynasty

2 Kings 9:1–10:36

11.      Jehoahaz, Jehu’s son, who saw his army almost wiped out by the Syrians

2 Kings 13:1–9

12.      Jehoash, Jehoahaz’s son, who waged a successful war against Judah and visited Elisha on his deathbed

2 Kings 13:10–14:16

13.      Jeroboam II, Jehoahaz’s son, who reigned during the time of Jonah the prophet

2 Kings 14:23–29

14.      Zechariah, Jeroboam’s son and the last of Jehu’s dynasty, killed by Shallum

2 Kings 14:19–15:12

15.      Shallum, who reigned for only a month and was killed by Menahem

2 Kings 15:10–15

16.      Menahem, one of the most brutal kings ruling over the ten tribes

2 Kings 15:14–22

17.      Pekahiah, son of Menahem, killed by his army commander, Pekah

2 Kings 15:22–26

18.      Pekah, killed by Hoshea

2 Kings 15:27–31

19.      Hoshea, dethroned and imprisoned by the Assyrians

2 Kings 15:30–17:1–6

1.       Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, whose stupidity and arrogance sparked the civil war

1 Kings 11:43–12:24 ; 14:21–31

2.       Abijam, Rehoboam’s son, helped by God to defeat Jeroboam in battle

1 Kings 14:31–15:8

3.       Asa, Abijam’s son, Judah’s first godly king

1 Kings 15:8–14

4.       Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, godly king who built a merchant fleet and made an alliance with Ahab

1 Kings 22:41–50

5.       Jehoram, Jehoshaphat’s son, married to Athaliah, the wicked daughter of Ahab and Jezebel

2 Kings 8:16–24

6.       Ahaziah, son of Jehoram and Athaliah, killed by Jehu

2 Kings 8:24–9:29

7.       Athaliah, queen, daughter of Ahab, who assumed the throne on the death of Ahaziah and slaughtered all the royal seed but one

2 Kings 11:1–20

8.       Joash, son of Ahaziah, hidden as a boy from Athaliah and ruler after she was executed

2 Kings 11:1–12:21

9.       Amaziah, son of Joash, defeated by Jehoash, king of the ten tribes and slain in a conspiracy

2 Kings 14:1–20

10.      Uzziah (Azariah), son of Amaziah, struck with leprosy for his sin in the temple

2 Kings 15:1–7

11.      Jotham, son of Uzziah, who built the temple’s upper gate and fortified Jerusalem

2 Kings 15:32–38

12.      Ahaz, son of Jotham, godless king who sacrificed his son to a pagan god

2 Kings 16:1–20

13.      Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, reformer, friend of Isaiah, and king when Jerusalem was saved by the death angel

2 Kings 18–20

14.      Manasseh, son of Hezekiah and Judah’s worst king, though later converted

2 Kings 21:1–18

15.      Amon, son of Manasseh, executed by his own household servants

2 Kings 21:19–26

16.      Josiah, son of Amon, ruler when the Book of the Law was found in the temple, leader of a national reform, slain in battle against Egypt

2 Kings 22:1–23:30

17.      Jehoahaz, son of Josiah and ruler after his death in battle; deposed after only 90 days by Pharaoh-Neco and taken to Egypt, where he died

2 Kings 23:31–33

18.      Jehoiakim, Josiah’s son who persecuted Jeremiah and burned the prophet’s scroll; carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar

2 Kings 23:34–24:5; Jer. 36

19.      Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim’s son, who incurred a special judgment from God mid was carried to Babylon with Nebuchadnezzar

2 Kings 24:6–16

20.      Zedekiah, uncle of Jehoiachin, blinded and taken into exile in Babylon while Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed

2 Kings 24:17–25:30