Kings and What they Did

Rehoboam

-Solomon’s son.
-Listened to bad advice from his friends and rejected
the advice of the elders.
-Told the people, “My father scourged you with
whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
-Egyptians attacked Jerusalem, took the gold shield

Abijah

Heart was not fully devoted to God.
-Warred with Jeroboam, beat Israel’s 800,000 troops
with only 400,000.
-Sieged Bethel.

Asa

-Expelled male prostitutes, cut down Asherah poles.
-Deposed his wicked grandmother.
-Reinstituted worship of God.
-Hired Ben-Hadad for protection using temple
treasury instead of trusting in God.
-Imprisoned the prophet Hanani for communicating
God’s displeasure with Asa.
-Afflicted with a foot disease but refused to seek the
Lord for help

Jehoshaphat

-Had the Law proclaimed in Judah.
-Alliance with Ahab through marriage.
-Almost died in battle for wearing his royal robes.
-Built a fleet of trading ships with Ahaziah that
wrecked.

Jehoram

Married Ahab and Jezebel’s evil daughter.
-Murdered all his brothers.
-Warred with Edomites.
-Received a letter from Elijah that he would painfully
die by a disease of the bowels.
-So wicked that no one mourned his death.

Ahaziah

Married Omri’s granddaughter.
-Visited the wounded Joram.
-Killed by king Jehu.
-Don’t confuse w/ King of Israel with the same name.

Athaliah the Usurper

-Daughter of Ahab and Jezebel.
-Married Jehoram, king of Judah.
-Attempted to destroy the line of David by killing her
own grandchildren.
-Killed by the Horse Gate of the palace.

Joash

Hid from Athaliah in the temple for six years by
Jehoiada and his wife Jehosheba.
-Restored temple worship with Jehoiada
-Restored the line of David.
-After Jehoiada’s death, worshiped idols.
-Stoned Jehoiada’s son, Zechariah.
-Assassinated in his own bed for killing Zechariah.

Amaziah

-Avenged the blood of his father but did not put
assassin’s children to death.
-Threw 10,000 Edomites off a cliff. Worshipped false
gods at Seir.
-Arrogantly challenged Jehoash to war and lost. Part
of the Jerusalem wall was destroyed, and the city
plundered.
-People of Lachish killed him and sent his body back
to Jerusalem.

Uzziah of Azariah

Military genius and invented new weapons.
-Isaiah prophesied during his reign.
-Burned incense in the temple without authorization,
leprosy broke out on his forehead.
-Son Jotham co-reigned.

Jotham

-Uzziah’s son, stayed out of the unauthorized parts
of the temple.
-Rebuilt portions of the temple and wall in Jerusalem.
Put forts and towers in the woodlands.
-Forced Ammonites to pay tribute.

Ahaz

-Practiced idol worship and child sacrifice.
-Beaten by Pekah, king of Israel, and Resin, king of
Aram. Women and children taken captive.
-Aligns with Tiglath-Pileser and makes models of
Tiglath’s idols.
-Shut the doors of the temple and cut the furnishings
into pieces.

Hezekiah

-Jehoiada the priest’s great-grandson.
-Smashed Moses’ bronze snake because the people
turned it into an idol.
-Opened the doors to the temple and reinstated
Passover.
-Gave Sennacherib silver from the treasury and gold
stripped from temple doors.
-Faithful in prayer, God killed 185,000 Assyrians
through a warrior angel.
-God miraculously added 15 years to his life.
-Built up Jerusalem and dug a tunnel to reroute the
Gihon Spring into the city.

Manasseh

-Set up Baal idols, Asherah poles, worshipped the
stars, witchcraft, sacrificed sons.
-Filled the streets of Jerusalem with blood.
-Carried off to Assyria in shackles with a hook in his
nose.
-Humbly repented and kingship restored.
-Rid the city of false gods, restored the altar, and had
rebuilding projects.

Amon

-Increased his wickedness and guilt before the Lord.
-Assassinated by his officials, the people of the land
killed the assassins.

Josiah

-Crowned at age 8.
-Found the book of the Law and had it read publicly
bringing revival of faith.
-Tore down Jeroboam’s altars and burned bones of
false priests fulfilling prophecy.
-Celebrated Passover and put the Ark in its proper
place.
-Killed by an archer while fighting Pharaoh Necho in
the battle of Carchemish

Jehoahaz

-Bound in chains by Pharaoh Necho.
-Necho taxed Jerusalem 100 talents of silver and a
talent of gold.
-Don’t confuse w/ King of Israel with the same name

Jehoiakim

-Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim. Necho renamed
Jehoiakim and placed him on the throne.
-Burned Jeremiah’s scroll that prophesied
destruction.
-Taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
Temple articles taken as well.

Jehoiachin

-Taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar when he laid
siege to Jerusalem.
-Skilled workers and soldiers taken to be assimilated
into Babylonian culture.
-Released from prison 37 years later and given a
seat of honor by Babylonian king, Awel-Marduk

Zedekiah

Jehoiachin’s uncle.
-Held Jeremiah captive and would not listen to him.
-Rebelled against Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar laid
siege to it again. No food or hope.
-Sons slain in front of him before his own eyes were
gouged out.
-Temple destroyed.
-Judah taken captive to Babylon in 586 B.C.

Jeroboam

-Built golden calves in Bethel and Dan.
-Appointed non-Levite false priests.
-Prophesied to about his altar splitting and king Josiah
reversing his idolatry.
-Prophet shriveled Jeroboam’s hand, but then was killed
by a lion.
-Future king’s sins are compared to his.

Nadab

Jeroboam’s wicked son.
-Assassinated by Baasha while besieging the Philistine
town of Gibbethon

Baasha

From Issachar, warred with Asa.
-Assassinated Nadab and Jeroboam’s family.
-Jehu the prophet spoke that dogs and birds would eat
Baasha’s descendants.

Elah

-Baasha’s son.
-Family killed by Zimri according to the prophet Jehu.

Zimri

Commander of half the chariots of Baasha’s army.
-Assassinated Elah while getting drunk. Army rejected
him as king.
-Committed suicide by setting his palace on fire as Omri
laid siege to Tirzah.

Omri

\\-Half the army accepted Omri, half wanted Tibni. Omri
won the four-year power struggle.
-Built the city Samaria on a hill.

Ahab

-Omri’s son, married to Jezebel.
-Confronted by Elijah by way of a 3-year drought.
-Confronted by Elijah by way of showdown with the
prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel.
-Defeated Ben-Hadad in battle.
-Jezebel killed Naboth because Ahab wanted his
vineyard.
-Killed by a random archer, dogs licked the blood from his
chariot as prophesied.

Ahaziah

-Built a fleet of trading ships with Jehoshaphat that
wrecked.
-Injured by falling through the lattice of his upper room.
Called on the false fly god Baal-Zebul for help.
-Sent delegations to capture Elijah who called down fire
on the men.
-Don’t confuse w/ King of Judah with the same name

Joram

-Called on Elisha to inquire of the Lord about the battle
with Moab.
-Wanted to kill the Syrians who were blinded by Elisha.
Elisha let them go home.
-Blamed God and Elisha for the devastating siege of
Samaria by Ben-Hadad.
-Wounded by Hazael’s army, visited by Ahaziah.

Jehu

-Drove his chariot like a madman.
-Shot and killed Joram with an arrow.
-Men chased down Ahaziah and killed him.
-Had Jezebel thrown from a window. Horses trampled her
and dogs ate her flesh.
-Wrote letters to kill Ahab’s 70 descendants. Placed their
heads in two piles at the city gate of Samaria.
-Killed Ahab’s associates and 42 relatives of Ahaziah king
of Judah in Jezreel.
-Tricked and killed the prophets of Baal.
-God granted him four generations on the throne for his
obedience.
-Worshiped the golden calves of Jeroboam.

Jehoahaz (Northern Israel)

-Jehu’s evil son.
-God oppressed him through Hazael and Ben-Hadad.
-Army reduced to 10 chariots, 50 horsemen, and 10,000
soldiers.
-Sought the Lord and God sent a deliverer. However, idol
worship remained.
-Don’t confuse w/ King of Judah with the same name

Jehoash

-Warred against Amaziah king of Judah
-Elisha commands him to strike the ground with his
arrows. He only does it 3 times, so he was only given
three victories against Aram.
-Elisha dies during his reign. Elisha’s bones bring
resurrect a dead man.

Jeroboam 2

-Restored Israel’s proper boarders.
-Increased prophetic writings during his reign (Jonah,
Amos, Hosea).
-Relived Israel from bitterness and suffering during his
reign.

Zechariah

Jeroboam II son. Last of Jehu’s dynasty fulfilling the
prophecy.
-Assassinated by Shallum

Shallum

-Assassinated by Menahem

Menahem

-Attacked many cities and ripped open pregnant women.
-Forced to pay tribute to Pul of Assyria.

Pekahiah

-Deportation to Assyria began.
-Assassinated by Hoshea.

Hoshea

-Rebelled against Assyria by aligning with Egypt.
-Last king of Israel, appointed by Tiglath-Pileser.
-Israel taken captive by Assyria in 722 B.C. under king
Shalmaneser.
-Samaria resettled by people sent from Assyria beginning
of the Samaritans

Pharoah Shishak of Egypt

Attacked Jerusalem and carried off treasures of the
Temple and Royal Place

Ben-Hadad of Aram

- Received gold and silver from King Asa so that he
would break his treaty with King Baasha
- Asa hired for protection of the Temple
- Besieged Samaria along with 32 kings with horses
and chariots
- Defeated by King Ahab

Mesha of Moab

- Was paying a tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool
of 100,000 rams to the king of Israel (Ahab)
- Rebelled against the king of Israel after Ahab died.
- Offered his son as a sacrifice after losing a battle to
the Israelites

Hazael of Aram

- Oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz
- Murdered Ben-Hadad king of Aram
- Wounded king Joram
- Anointed by Elijah as king of Syria

Ben-Hadad (Hazael's
son) of Aram

- Oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz
- Succeeded Hazael as king
- Jehoash recaptured cities under the reign of Ben-
Hadad that were previously taken by Hazael

Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria

- Also known as Pul Took 1,000 talents of silver
from Menahem for his support.
- Ahaz aligned with Tiglath to make models of
Tiglath’s idols
- During the reign of Pekah, he captured many cities
and deported Israelites to Assyria
- Appointed Hoshea as the last king of Israe

Shalmaneser of
Assyria

- Son of Tiglath-Pileser
- Hoshea paid tribute to him but discovered he was a
traitor and seized him and put him in prison.
- Deported Israelites to Assyria
- Replaced Israelites in Samaria with Babylonians

Sennacherib of
Assyria

Hezekiah gave gold stripped from the temple doors
and silver from the treasury
- Tried to conquer Judah under the reign of King
Hezekiah
- He wrote letters ridiculing the Lord and Hezekiah

Pharaoh Necho of
Egypt

- His archers killed Josiah
- Bound Jehoahaz in chains
- Renamed Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim to Jehoiakim
and placed him on the throne.

Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon

- Conquered the Southern Kingdom of Judah
- The first king of the Neo-Babylonian empire.
-Took skilled workers and Israelite soldiers to
assimilate them into Babylonian culture
- Took Jehoiakim into captivity and took the temple
articles under his reign
- Took Jehoiachin into captivity after laying siege on

Awel-Marduk of
Babylon

Son of Nebuchadnezzar
- Released Jehoiachin from prison

How long did Athaliah reign?

Athaliah reigned for six years in Judah, following her ascension to the throne after the death of her son, Ahaziah.

How long did Jehoshaphat reign?

Jehoshaphat reigned for 25 years in Judah, known for his religious reforms and military alliances.

How long did Hezekiah reign?

Hezekiah reigned for 29 years in Judah, noted for his religious reforms and resisting Assyrian invasion.

How long did Manasseh reign?

Manasseh reigned for 55 years in Judah, known for his lengthy reign and religious apostasy before his eventual reforms.

How long did Josiah reign?

Josiah reigned for 31 years in Judah, recognized for his significant religious reforms and the discovery of the Book of the Law.

How long did Zimri reign?

Zimri reigned for a brief seven days in Israel, known for his coup against King Elah and subsequent downfall.

How long did Ahab reign?

Ahab reigned for 22 years in Israel, noted for his conflicts with the prophet Elijah and the introduction of Baal worship.

How long did Jehu reign?

Jehu reigned for 28 years in Israel, recognized for eradicating the house of Ahab and leading a religious reform against Baal worship.

How long did Jeroboam 2 reign?

Jeroboam II reigned for 41 years in Israel, known for restoring Israel's territorial boundaries and prosperity during a time of significant political stability.

How long did Hoshea reign?

Hoshea reigned for 9 years in Israel, recognized for being the last king before the fall of the northern kingdom to Assyria.