Kings of Israel and Judah

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Kings Before Division of Kingdom

* Saul: First King of Israel; son of Kish; father of Ish-Bosheth, Jonathan and Michal.

* Ish-Bosheth (or Eshbaal): King of Israel; son of Saul.

* David: King of Judah; later of Israel; son of Jesse; husband of Abigail, Ahinoam,

Bathsheba, Michal, etc.; father of Absalom, Adonijah, Amnon, Solomon, Tamar, etc.

* Solomon: King of Israel and Judah; son of David; father of Rehoboam.

* Rehoboam: Son of Solomon; during his reign the kingdom was divided into Judah and

Israel.

 

Kings of Israel (Northern Kingdom)

* Jeroboam I: Led secession of Israel.

* Nadab: Son of Jeroboam I.

* Baasha: Overthrew Nadab.

* Elah: Son of Baasha.

* Zimri: Overthrew Elah.

* Omri: Overthrew Zimri.

* Ahab: Son of Omri; husband of Jezebel.

* Ahaziah: Son of Ahab.

* Jehoram (or Joram): Son of Ahab.

* Jehu: Overthrew Jehoram.

* Jehoahaz (or Joahaz): Son of Jehu.

* Jehoash (or Joash): Son of Jehoahaz.

* Jeroboam Il: Son of Jehoash.

* Zechariah: Son of Jeroboam II.

* Shallum: Overthrew Zechariah.

* Menahem: Overthrew Shallum.

* Pekahiah: Son of Menahem.

* Pekah: Overthrew Pekahiah.

* Hoshea: Overthrew Pekah; kingdom

overthrown by Assyrians under Sargon II.

 

Kings of Judah (Southern Kingdom)

* Rehoboam: First King.

* Abijah (or Abijam or Abia): Son of Rehoboam.

* Asa: Probably son of Abijah.

* Jehoshaphat: Son of Asa.

* Jehoram (or Joram): Son of Jehoshaphat; husband

of Athaliah.

* Ahaziah: Son of Jehoram and Athaliah.

* Athaliah: Daughter of King Ahab of Israel and

Jezebel; wife of Jehoram; only queen to occupy the

throne of Judah.

* Joash (or Jehoash): Son of Ahaziah.

* Amaziah: Son of Joash.

* Uzziah (or Azariah): Son of Amaziah.

* Jotham: Regent, later King; son of Uzziah.

* Ahaz: Son of Jotham.

* Hezekiah: Son of Ahaz; husband of Hephzi-Bah.

* Manasseh: Son of Hezekiah and Hephzi-Bah.

* Amon: Son of Manasseh.

* Josiah (or Josias): Son of Amon.

* Jehoahaz (or Joahaz): Son of Josiah.

* Jehoiakim: Son of Josiah.

* Jehoiachin: Son of Jehoiakim.

* Zedekiah: Son of Josiah; kingdom overthrown by

Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar.

 

 

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