Chronological Reading Of The Bible
This guide is best used for the study of the kings of Israel and Judah and the prophets during the time of the kings. To get a comprehensive understanding of the time and the events that occurred, read the chapter or verses on a king from the first occurrence then across through each book of the prophets. This chart puts each king in a chronological order for better understanding. This will also help you to understand the context of the prophet's writing during that time. The "Other Books" column are the other prophets who also prophesied during the time of that king.
Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
Saul |
9-31 |
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22:41-50 |
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10:1-14 |
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David |
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2-24 |
2:10-12 |
1-2:12 |
13,15 |
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Psalms |
Solomon |
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2-11 |
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29:21-25 |
1-9 |
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Proverbs |
J -Rehoboam J - Abijah I - Jeroboam |
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12:1-24 |
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10-12 |
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15:1-8 |
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13 |
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12:25-14:20 |
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14-16 |
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Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
J - Asa I - Nadab I - Basha I - Elah I - Zimri I - Tibni I - Omri I - Ahab J - Jehoshaphat |
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15:9-24 |
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15:25-31 |
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15:32-16:7 |
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16:8-14 |
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16:15-20 |
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16:21-22 |
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16:22-28 |
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16:29-22:40 |
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22:41-50 |
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17-20 |
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Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
I - Ahaziah J - Jehoram
J - Athaliah
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22:51-53 |
1:1-18 |
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8:16-24 |
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21 |
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8:25-29 9:14-29 |
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22:1-12 |
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11:1-3,13-14 |
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22:10-12 23:12-21 |
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1:17; 3:1-8:15 |
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J - Jehoash I - Jehu I - Jehoahaz |
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12:1-21 |
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23-24 |
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9-10:36 |
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13:1-9 |
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Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
J - Amaziah J - Azariah I - Jehoash I - Jeroboam I - Zechariah I - Shallum I - Menaham I - Pekahiah |
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14:1-22 |
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25 |
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15:1-7 |
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26 |
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1- 6 |
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Amos; Hosea |
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13:10-25 |
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14:23-29 |
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Amos; Hosea |
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15:8-12 |
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15:13-16 |
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15:17-22 |
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15:23-26 |
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Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
J - Jotham J - Ahaz I - Pekah |
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15:32-38 |
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27:1-9 |
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1-6 |
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Micah; Hosea |
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16 |
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28 |
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1-6; 7-35 |
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Micah; Hosea |
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15:27-31 |
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J - Hezekiah
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18-20 |
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29-32 |
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1-6; 36-39 |
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Micah; Hosea |
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17:1-41 |
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J - Manesseh |
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21:1-18 |
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33 |
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J - Amon |
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21:19-26 |
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33:21-25 |
1-20 |
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J - Josiah |
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22-23:30 |
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34-35 |
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Zephaniah 1:1; 2:13 Nahum 1:1 |
J - Jehoahaz |
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23:31-34 |
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36:1-4 |
(22:11-17) |
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Habbakkuk 1:6 |
J – Jehoiakim (Siege by Egypt) |
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23:35-24:7 |
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36:5-8 |
26,25 25:11-13;
29:10 |
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Daniel 1-4 |
Kings |
1 Samuel |
2 Samuel |
1 Kings |
2 Kings |
1 Chr |
2 Chr |
Jeremiah |
Isaiah |
Ezekiel |
Other Books |
J – Jehoiachin (Beginning
of 70 year captivity) |
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24:8-16 |
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36:9-10 |
(22:24-30) |
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Daniel 1-4 |
J - Zedekiah |
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24:17-25:21 |
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36:11-21 |
21-24 |
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1-25 |
Daniel
1-4 |
Gedaliah (Governor) |
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25:22-26 |
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40-44 |
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Lamentations |
End of 70 year captivity |
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Daniel 6,9 |
Restoration Period |
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Daniel 10-12 Haggai 1:1; 2:1 Zechariah 1:1 Nehemiah 2 Malachi 1:8 |
Notes of Interest
BOOK |
NOTES |
Jonah |
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Amos |
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Isaiah |
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Hosea |
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Micah |
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Zephaniah |
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Habakkuk |
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Jeremiah |
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Lamentations |
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Daniel |
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Ezekiel |
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Joel |
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Obadiah |
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Nahum |
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Ezra |
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Esther |
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Nehemiah |
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Malachi |
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Haggai |
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Zechariah |
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KINGS DURING CAPTIVITY |
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Nebuchadnezzar |
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Evil-Merodach |
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Belshazzar |
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Darius (The Mede) |
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Cyrus |
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Ahasuerus (Xerxes) |
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Artaxerxes |
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Darius (the Persian) |
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Ahasuerus |
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Artaxerxes |
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