Israel’s Kings and Prophets

Overview of the Kings and Prophets
of Israel and the Divided Kingdom

Mount Horeb

In the second month of the Exodus, on the 52nd day from Nisan 10, Moses and the people of Israel arrive at the Wilderness of Sinai and make camp at the base of the Mount Horeb (Sinai). This date is Sunday May 18 – Sivan 2 in 1445 BC. This important chronological date connects the start of the Exodus with the start of the building of Solomon’s Temple. It is important to note that the first week of the third month of Sivan is the second month from the start of the Exodus. This same date, exactly 480 years later, is the start date for Solomon’s Temple in 965 BC as stated in 1 Kings 6:1 and 2 Chronicles 3:2. 1 Kings 6:1 reads: “And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.” Setting this date has been an issue of debate with many Biblical chronologies. Since Sivan is the third month on the Hebrew Calendar at the Exodus (if Nisan-March is the 1st month), many have assumed that Solomon’s Temple began in the Hebrew month of Iyar which is the second month on the Hebrew calendar as previously stated. On Thursday May 22 – Sivan 6 in 1445 BC, four days after making camp at the base of Mount Sinai, God speaks to the Nation of Israel from the mountain as stated in Exodus 24:1-2. Sivan 6 becomes the day that Pentecost is celebrated in Jewish Festivals to the present day. In the year 30 AD, the events of Pentecost recorded in Acts 2:1-4 fall on Sunday May 26 – Sivan 6 on the Gregorian-Hebrew calendar. It is important to note that the currently used Secular Hebrew calendar puts this same date in 30 AD at Sivan 8. I use this illustration to show that the currently used Secular Hebrew Calendar, developed after the 3rd century AD, is not consistent with the dates in Scripture in either the New or Old Testament. On the Gregorian-Hebrew calendar the date of the start of Solomon’s Temple is Sunday September 8 – Elul 22 in 962 BC.

Israel is divided into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms with the death of Solomon on Friday June 13 – Sivan 28 in 929 BC. It is interesting to note that this same date in 30 AD is the date of the Ascension of Jesus. On the Gregorian calendar, the end of Solomon’s reign would be Friday, August 20, 926 BC. After the death of Solomon, the nation of Israel is divided into two Kingdoms. King Hosea and The Northern Kingdom is defeated by Assyria on Sunday September 8 – Elul 25 in 665 BC. According to 2 Kings 18:9-10, the fall of the Northern Kingdom happens in the 6th Year of Hezekiah’s Reign. Hezekiah begins his reign on Saturday September 7 – Elul 24 in 671 BC according to this Bible Timeline research.

The Southern Kingdom of Israel ends with the defeat of King Zedekiah, as previously stated, with the Babylonian victory in battle for the Temple and Jerusalem on Thursday July 24 – Av 10 in 526 BC. The 70 Years of Exile begins the next day on Friday July 25 – Av 11 in 526 BC. The period of the Divided Kingdom of Israel goes from the end of Solomon’s reign in 929 BC to 526 BC on the 364-Day calendar. It is interesting to note that the period of time from the Crowning of King David on November 17 – Heshvan 28 in 1010 BC to the fall of the Southern Kingdom is the same time period as the period of time from the start of Daniel’s Prophecy in 455 BC to the solar Monday date of Nisan 10 in 30 AD. On this day Jesus enters Jerusalem on the first day of Easter Week.

Text from Earth’s Sacred Calendar:
The Dated Events of the Old Testament

TWENTY-FIVE

Israel’s 44 Kings and Their Prophets
Saul Seeks Father’s Donkeys Until the Temple Starts Burning
Sunday September 22 – Tishri 10, 1050 BC
To Monday July 21 – Av 7, 526 BC
523 Years and 303 Days
Sample of 360 Events: 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Psalms, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, & Zephaniah

1 Samuel 9:15-16

The Lord Tells Samuel to Anoint Saul as Commander

Samuel is instructed to anoint Saul as commander to deal with the Philistine threat.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 341
BR Years from Creation: 3064
BR: Monday, September 23 — Tishri 11, 1050 BC
GH: Monday, April 28 — Iyar 7, 1046 BC
Julian Day Number: 1339498.75

1 Samuel 10:17-25

Saul Proclaimed King at Mizpah

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 354
BR Years from Creation: 3064
BR: Sunday, October 6 — Tishri 24, 1050 BC
GH: Sunday, May 11 — Iyar 20, 1046 BC
Julian Day Number: 1339511.75

2 Samuel 5:3-4

Birth of King David-Second King of Israel

The calculated date of King David’s birth is 1126 years from the birth of Abraham.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 26
BR Years from Creation: 3075
BR: Monday, November 11 — Heshvan 22, 1040 BC
GH: Monday, June 3 — Sivan 14, 1036 BC
Julian Day Number: 1343187.75

1 Samuel 14:47-52

Saul’s Rule Established Over Israel and Its Enemies

CD#253 is the DFC and EDFC date for events between 1031 BC and 1027 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 253
BR Years from Creation: 3085
BR: Thursday, June 26 — Tammuz 11, 1029 BC
GH: Thursday, January 4 — Tevet 13, 1025 BC
Julian Day Number: 1347054.75

1 Samuel 15:1-9

Saul Disobeys God in Sparing King Agag

God gives King Saul a chance to redeem himself from being disobedient to His commands. Saul is instructed to kill everything that breathes. Instead, Saul disobeys God and spares King Agag and the best of the sheep and oxen. Everything good in the animals was spared. Only animals of little value were destroyed. CD#254 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between 1026 BC and 1022 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 254
BR Years from Creation: 3089
BR: Friday, June 27 — Tammuz 12, 1025 BC
GH: Friday, December 31 — Tevet 9, 1022 BC
Julian Day Number: 1348511.75

1 Samuel 15:10-23

Saul Rebuked by God and Samuel

CD#254 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between the years 1026 BC and 1022 BC.

1 Samuel 15:32-33

Samuel Hacks Agag Into Pieces

CD#254 is the DFC and EDFC date for events between 1026 BC and 1022 BC.

1 Samuel 16:21-23

David Becomes Saul’s Armor Bearer

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 291
BR Years from Creation: 3090
BR: Sunday, August 4 — Av 20, 1024 BC
GH: Sunday, February 4 — Shevat 14, 1020 BC
Julian Day Number: 1348912.75

1 Samuel 17:1-3

Israel Gathers at Sochoh to Battle the Philistines

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 30
BR Years from Creation: 3094
BR: Friday, November 15 — Heshvan 26, 1021 BC
GH: Friday, May 14 — Iyar 23, 1017 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350107.75

1 Samuel 17:4-11

Goliath Challenges Israel to a Duel

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 32
BR Years from Creation: 3094
BR: Sunday, November 17 — Heshvan 28, 1021 BC
GH: Sunday, May 16 — Iyar 25, 1017 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350109.75

1 Samuel 17:48-54

David Kills Goliath and the Philistines Flee

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 72
BR Years from Creation: 3094
BR: Friday, December 27 — Tevet 8, 1021 BC
GH: Friday, June 25 — Tammuz 6, 1017 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350149.75

1 Samuel 4:6-11

Israel Defeated: Philistines Capture the Ark

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 196
BR Years from Creation: 3094
BR: Wednesday, April 30 — Iyar 13, 1020 BC
GH: Wednesday, October 27 — Heshvan 6, 1017 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350273.75

1 Samuel 4:11

The Two Sons of Eli Are Killed at Ebenezer

1 Samuel 4:12-18

The Death of Eli After 40 Years as Judge

1 Samuel 5:10-12

Ekron Decides to Send the Ark Back to Israel

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 16
BR Years from Creation: 3095
BR: Friday, November 1 — Heshvan 12, 1020 BC
GH: Friday, April 29 — Iyar 8, 1016 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350457.75

1 Samuel 6:1-11

Ark is Prepared for Return With Trespass Offering

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 39
BR Years from Creation: 3095
BR: Sunday, November 24 — Kislev 5, 1020 BC
GH: Sunday, May 22 — Sivan 2, 1016 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350480.75

1 Samuel 6:12-16

Ark Arrives at Beth Shemesh During Wheat Harvest

This December 1 estimated (EST) date on the 364-Day calendar is consistent with the solar calendar winter wheat harvest that goes from mid-May to mid-July on a solar calendar. This dated event clearly shows the non-solar nature of the 364-Day calendar at this time in history.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 46
BR Years from Creation: 3095
BR: Sunday, December 1 — Kislev 12, 1020 BC
GH: Sunday, May 29 — Sivan 9, 1016 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350487.75

1 Samuel 7:1-2

Men of Kirjath Jearim Take Ark to House of Abinadab

The Ark was at Kirjath Jearim for 20 years until moved by King David in 1000 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 67
BR Years from Creation: 3095
BR: Sunday, December 22 — Tevet 3, 1020 BC
GH: Sunday, June 19 — Sivan 30, 1016 BC
Julian Day Number: 1350508.75

1 Samuel 18:5

Saul Appoints David as Commander of the Army

CD#255 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between the years 1021 BC and 1017 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 255
BR Years from Creation: 3096
BR: Saturday, June 28 — Tammuz 13, 1018 BC
GH: Saturday, December 23 — Tevet 1, 1015 BC
Julian Day Number: 1351060.75

1 Samuel 18:25-27

David Collects 200 Philistines Foreskins as a Dowry

King Saul asks David to give him 100 foreskins of the Philistines instead of a dowry. This unusual request is made by Saul in order for David to marry Michal, the King’s daughter. This appears to be a way for David, who is not a wealthy man, to become the King’s son-in-law without giving a dowry for the King’s daughter. Saul really hopes that David will be killed in the process. Instead of being killed, David collects 200 foreskins.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 267
BR Years from Creation: 3097
BR: Thursday, July 10 — Tammuz 25, 1017 BC
GH: Thursday, January 3 — Tevet 12, 1013 BC
Julian Day Number: 1351436.75

1 Samuel 21:1-9

David Eats Showbread and Receives Goliath’s Sword

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 158
BR Years from Creation: 3098
BR: Sunday, March 23 — Nisan 5, 1016 BC
GH: Sunday, September 14 — Tishri 1, 1013 BC
Julian Day Number: 1351691.75

1 Samuel 24:1-21; Psalm 54

David Spares Saul at Cave of En Gedi

Some commentaries say this event might be reflected in Psalm 54.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 179
BR Years from Creation: 3100
BR: Sunday, April 13 — Nisan 26, 1014 BC
GH: Sunday, October 3 — Tishri 18, 1011 BC
Julian Day Number: 1352440.75

1 Samuel 25:1

Death of Samuel the Prophet

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 58
BR Years from Creation: 3101
BR: Friday, December 13 — Kislev 24, 1014 BC
GH: Friday, June 3 — Sivan 14, 1010 BC
Julian Day Number: 1352683.75

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Saul Consults Medium as Philistines Prepare for War

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 309
BR Years from Creation: 3104
BR: Thursday, August 22 — Elul 8, 1010 BC
GH: Thursday, February 5 — Shevat 15, 1006 BC
Julian Day Number: 1354026.75

1 Samuel 31:1-13; Acts 13:21

King Saul and his Sons Die In Battle at Mount Gilboa

It is 483 years and 281 Days (inclusive) from the estimated date of the death of King Saul until the Fall of Jerusalem on Monday, July 21-Av 7 in 526 BC. It is also 483 years and 281 days from the start of Daniel’s 70 Weeks prophesy on Monday, July 21-Av 7 in 455 BC (364-Day calendar) until Jesus enters Jerusalem on Monday, April 1-Nisan 10 in 30 AD on the Gregorian-Hebrew solar calendar. Paul says Saul reigned for forty years, according to Acts 13:21. Saul’s reign is estimated to last forty years and eight days.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 362
BR Years from Creation: 3104
BR: Monday, October 14 — Creation Day 1, 1010 BC
GH: Monday, March 30 — Nisan 8, 1006 BC
Julian Day Number: 1354079.75

2 Samuel 5:1-5; 1 Chronicles 11:1-3

Third Crowning of King David

David is crowned King for the third time when he is thirty-seven-and-a-half.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 229
BR Years from Creation: 3112
BR: Monday, June 2 — Sivan 17, 1002 BC
GH: Monday, November 8 — Heshvan 16, 999 BC
Julian Day Number: 1356858.75

2 Samuel 2:11

End of David’s Rule in Hebron

David ruled in Hebron for seven years and six months. From this point on, King David would set his sights on ruling from Jerusalem. After conquering Jerusalem, David would then have sole rule over all of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 229
BR Years from Creation: 3112
BR: Monday, June 2 — Sivan 17, 1002 BC
GH: Monday, November 8 — Heshvan 16, 999 BC
Julian Day Number: 1356858.75

2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9

David Conquers Jerusalem

King David captures Jerusalem by coming in through the water source. One of his soldiers climbs up the circular tower inside the city wall used as a well to get water. Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was made chief and captain after climbing up the tower stretched out horizontally. After making it to the top of the tower, he was able to pull other soldiers up by rope and let David’s soldiers into the city. This amazing show of sheer physical strength by Joab allowed David to defeat the Jebusites and capture the city of Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 5:7 is the first place in Scripture where the term Zion is used to refer to Jerusalem.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 349
BR Years from Creation: 3112
BR: Tuesday, October 1 — Tishri 19, 1002 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 8 — Adar 16, 998 BC
Julian Day Number: 1356978.75

2 Samuel 6:1-15

The Ark is Brought to Jerusalem

The return of the Ark, in 1000 BC, may mark the end of 450 years of the Judges beginning with Amenhotep II, the new oppressive Pharaoh in Egypt in 1450 BC. This is the Pharaoh who would meet with Moses five years later in 1445 BC when Moses is eighty years old. This “about” 450 year period is mentioned in Acts 13:20-22. If this period of time is moved fifteen years earlier as the start, around 1465 BC, then the 450 years would end about the time of the death of Samuel estimated to be around 1015 BC. The 450 year period may also be measured as starting in 1485 BC when Moses flees Egypt at the age of forty after killing an Egyptian. This event happens during the reign of Thutmose III. Thutmose III is the non-related step-brother of Moses who is raised as an Egyptian Prince by Queen Hatshepsut. Queen Hatshepsut may be the Pharaoh’s daughter who found Moses in the ark of bulrushes in the reeds of the Nile River, described in Exodus 2:1-10. Thutmose III is the Pharaoh of the Oppression, according to the New King James Version of the “MacArthur Study Bible (page 3)” and many other sources. Four-hundred and fifty years after this date, in 1035 BC, King Saul would be in the fifteenth year of his reign, Samuel would be the King’s Prophet, and David would be five years old.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 154
BR Years from Creation: 3114
BR: Wednesday, March 19 — Nisan 1, 1000 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 22 — Elul 7, 997 BC
Julian Day Number: 1357511.75

1 Kings 1:1-53; 1 Chronicles 29:1-25

Reign of King Solomon Begins

Solomon begins to reign shortly before the death of his father, King David. The month and day of this event is an estimate that is probably within three weeks of the actual date. See Chapter Twelve on the “Types of Dated Events in Scripture Explained” for an explanation of MDFC, EDFC, and other types of days identified as dated events in Scripture. Modified dates with a number (MDFC-91) are most commonly found in dating the reigns of Israel’s Kings. The dates given for the reigns of Israel’s Kings are estimates derived from the text of Scripture using the 364-Day calendar and 5-year rule (Chap. 12).

Type of Dated Event: MDFC-91
BR Calendar Day Number: 174
BR Years from Creation: 3145
BR: Tuesday, April 8 — Nisan 21, 969 BC
GH: Tuesday, August 4 — Av 17, 966 BC
Julian Day Number: 1368815.75

1 Kings 2:10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:26-30

Estimated Death of King David

David ruled over Israel for forty years and a little over six months.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 265
BR Years from Creation: 3145
BR: Tuesday, July 8 — Tammuz 23, 969 BC
GH: Tuesday, November 3 — Heshvan 11, 966 BC
Julian Day Number: 1368906.75

Song of Solomon 2:11-13

First Spring of Solomon’s Reign

The “MacArthur Study Bible”, p. 940, and many other commentaries, state that Solomon is the author of the book with his name. It is estimated that this is written early in his forty year reign as King of Israel. This book was probably written during the first spring of his reign as it is recorded in Song of Solomon 2:11-13. There is much speculation as to the identity of the Shulamite woman in the story. The “MacArthur Study Bible” introduction to the Song of Solomon is extremely helpful in getting a handle on the historical and theological themes found in this unique Old Testament story. Solomon reigned from 969 BC to 929 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 56
BR Years from Creation: 3146
BR: Wednesday, December 11 — Kislev 22, 969 BC
GH: Wednesday, April 6 — Nisan 17, 965 BC
Julian Day Number: 1369061.75

1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 3:2

Solomon’s Temple Begins

The reference to the “second month” in I Kings 6:1, of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, refers to the second month from the start of his reign in first month of Nisan. The third month of Sivan would fall two months later. The second month of the year would be the month of Iyar which is often mistakenly given as the month of this event in commentaries and Study Bibles. This exact date of Sivan 2, given in the text of Scripture, is a very important Anchor date and year which can be used to calculate many Biblical dates during the Exodus and numerous events related to the Kings and Prophets of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 214
BR Years from Creation: 3149
BR: Sunday, May 18 — Sivan 2, 965 BC
GH: Sunday, September 8 — Elul 22, 962 BC
Julian Day Number: 1370311.75

I Kings 6:37

The Foundation of the Temple Was Completed

The Foundation of the Temple was completed in the fourth year of the building of the Temple in the month of Sivan. The day of the month is estimated.

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 214
BR Years from Creation: 3153
BR: Sunday, May 18 — Sivan 2, 961 BC
GH: Sunday, September 3 — Elul 17, 958 BC
Julian Day Number: 1371767.75

1 Kings 6:38

Temple Completed in Seven-and-a-Half-Years

The month of Bul is the eighth month of Heshvan. The Temple is completed during this month in the eleventh year of Solomon’s reign. The day of the month is estimated.

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 26
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Monday, November 11 — Heshvan 22, 958 BC
GH: Monday, February 22 — Adar 2, 954 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373035.75

1 Kings 7:1-51; 2 Chronicles 5:1

Solomon Completes Furnishing the Temple

It took ten months to furnish the Temple after the Temple building was completed.

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 326
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Sunday, September 8 — Elul 25, 957 BC
GH: Sunday, December 19 — Kislev 27, 954 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373335.75

1 Kings 8:1-2; 2 Chronicles 5:2-3

Solomon Gathers Elders of Israel to Return the Ark

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 338
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Friday, September 20 — Tishri 8, 957 BC
GH: Friday, December 31 — Tevet 9, 954 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373347.75

1 Kings 8:1-2; 2 Chronicles 5:2-3

Seven Day Feast Begins the Temple Dedication

Solomon gathers the leaders of Israel together one week before the start of the Feast of Tabernacles to dedicate the Temple.

Leviticus 23:27

Day of Atonement

The tenth day of the seventh month of Tishri is specifically designated in Scripture as the Day of Atonement. This day always falls on Sunday, September 22−Tishri 10 in the text of the Old Testament. On the currently used lunar-solar Hebrew secular calendar, the Tishri 10 Day of Atonement never falls on a Sunday. The Day of Atonement occurs five days before the start of the Feast of Tabernacles on Tishri 15.

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 340
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Sunday, September 22 — Tishri 10, 957 BC
GH: Sunday, January 2 — Tevet 11, 953 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373349.75

1 Kings 8:1-9; 2 Chronicles 5:1-10

Solomon Has the Ark Brought Into the Temple

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 344
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Thursday, September 26 — Tishri 14, 957 BC
GH: Thursday, January 6 — Tevet 15, 953 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373353.75

1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chronicles 5:11-14

Glory of the Lord Fills the House of the Lord

1 Kings 8:62-66; 2 Chronicles 7:1-9

Solomon Dedicates Temple-Burnt Offering Consumed

The month of Ethanim is the seventh month of Tishri. The fifteenth of Tishri starts the Feast of Tabernacles (Booths), according to Leviticus 23:33-44. The tenth of Tishri is the Day of Atonement and always falls on a Sunday, according to Leviticus 23:27.

Leviticus 23:34-35; Deuteronomy 16:13-17; 2 Chronicles 7:9,

Numbers 29:12-15

Feast of Tabernacles Begins

On this day, Solomon brings the Ark into the completed Temple and has a dedication ceremony. Four-hundred thirty years and eighty-six days from this event would be the start of the battle for Jerusalem, according to 2 Kings 25:1 and Ezekiel 24:1. The start date for the battle of Jerusalem is Sunday, December 29 – Tevet 10 in 527 BC. This Feast is the dated event, regarding Ezekiel lying on his side for 430 days, from which the 430 years is measured (Ezek. 4:6, p. 455). The author of this research could not find another Bible chronology that made this connection with Ezekiel. See Chapter Twelve on the “Types of Dated Events in Scripture Explained” for an explanation of Feast Dates in Scripture.

Type of Dated Event: Feast Date
BR Calendar Day Number: 345
BR Years from Creation: 3157
BR: Friday, September 27 — Tishri 15, 957 BC
GH: Friday, January 7 — Tevet 16, 953 BC
Julian Day Number: 1373354.75

1 Kings 11:41-43; 2 Chronicles 9:29-31

Reign of King Solomon Ends

Solomon reigns for 40 years. The end of Solomon’s reign is calculated to be the same day as the Ascension of Jesus in 30 AD. The month and day of the end of Solomon’s reign is an estimate that is probably within one month of the actual date. There has been a rumor floating around, in the field of Bible chronology, that the end of Solomon’s reign and the day Noah takes the covering off the Ark, are events that happen on a “Friday the 13th” on a non-Hebrew calendar. This rumor is consistent with the 364-Day calendar of this research and is mentioned only as a point of interest. See Chapter Twelve titled, “Types of Dated Event in Scripture Explained” for an explanation of MDFC, EDFC, and other types of dates. Modified dates with a number (MDFC-33) are most commonly found in dating the reigns of Israel’s Kings. King Solomon reigns for 40 years and 66 days.

Type of Dated Event: MDFC-33
BR Calendar Day Number: 240
BR Years from Creation: 3185
BR: Friday, June 13 — Sivan 28, 929 BC
GH: Friday, August 20 — Elul 3, 926 BC
Julian Day Number: 1383441.75

1 Kings 14:25-26; 2 Chronicles 12:1-2

King Shishak of Egypt Attacks and Loots Jerusalem

This is a very important DFC date in establishing the dated reigns of Israel’s Kings. Verse 25 makes it clear that this event happens in the fifth year of the reign of King Rehoboam. This important DFC date helps calculate events with Israel and foreign Kings.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 274
BR Years from Creation: 3190
BR: Thursday, July 17 — Av 3, 924 BC
GH: Thursday, September 16 — Tishri 3, 921 BC
Julian Day Number: 1385295.75

1 Kings 16:23-24

Omni Buys Samarian Hill to Build a Capital in Northern Israel

CD#284 is the DFC and EDFC date for events between 876 BC and 872 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 284
BR Years from Creation: 3240
BR: Sunday, July 27 — Av 13, 874 BC
GH: Sunday, July 27 — Av 9, 871 BC
Julian Day Number: 1403505.75

1 Kings 16:31

Ahab Marries Jezebel Increasing Baal Worship in Israel

CD#285 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between 871 BC and 867 BC. This year is an estimated year and an EDFC date.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 285
BR Years from Creation: 3247
BR: Monday, July 28 — Av 14, 867 BC
GH: Monday, July 19 — Av 1, 864 BC
Julian Day Number: 1406054.75

1 Kings 17:8-16

Elijah Visits the Widow at Zarephath

The Jews were probably very offended that a Prophet would visit a gentile woman who lived in Zarephath. Zarephath was controlled by Ethbaal, father-in-law of King Ahab. CD#288 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between 856 BC and 852 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 288
BR Years from Creation: 3258
BR: Thursday, August 1 — Av 17, 856 BC
GH: Thursday, July 8 — Tammuz 21, 853 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410061.75

1 Kings 17:17-24

Elijah Revives the Widow’s Son

There is a Jewish tradition that claims that the son of the widow at Zarephath is Jonah the Prophet who is sent to Nineveh. If there is a kinship involved, it is probably a grandson or great-grandson of the widow since the events of Jonah are about 100 years later. This is the only time in the Old Testament that someone is raised from the dead.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 15
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Thursday, October 31 — Heshvan 11, 856 BC
GH: Thursday, October 7 — Tishri 24, 853 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410152.75

1 Kings 18:1

Elijah Directed “Go, present yourself to Ahab”

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 175
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Wednesday, April 9 — Nissan 22, 855 BC
GH: Wednesday, March 16 — Adar 24, 852 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410312.75

1 Kings 18:20-35

Elijah Gathers the Prophets and Israel at Mount Carmel

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 196
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Wednesday, April 30 — Iyar 13, 855 BC
GH: Wednesday, April 6 — Nisan 15, 852 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410333.75

1 Kings 18:36-40

The Evening Offering on Mount Carmel

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 197
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Thursday, May 1 — Iyar 14, 855 BC
GH: Thursday, April 7 — Nisan 16, 852 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410334.75

1 Kings 19:9-18

God Gives Anointing Instructions Regarding Elijah

The next morning, Elijah is instructed to “stand on the mountain before the Lord”. The Lord passed by the entrance of the cave. Elijah witnessed a wind and earthquake tearing the mountain to pieces. There is also a great fire. Elijah hears God in “a still small voice”. Like Moses on Mount Horeb in Exodus 34:28, Elijah would go without food or water for forty days and forty nights. He would depend totally on God to sustain him. Also like Moses, Elijah would see a manifestation of God on the mountain. Elijah was instructed to anoint Hazael as King over Syria and Jehu as King over Israel. Elijah is also instructed to anoint Elisha as Elijah’s replacement as a Prophet in Israel.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 253
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Thursday, June 26 — Tammuz 11, 855 BC
GH: Thursday, June 2 — Sivan 13, 852 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410390.75

1 Kings 19:19-21

Elijah Designates Elisha as Successor

Elisha slaughters his oxen and provides a feast for the people after being chosen as Elijah’s successor. The slaughter of the oxen was a farewell feast in which Elisha was saying goodbye to his family to become a Prophet. Elisha then follows Elijah as his servant. This same servant term is used to describe Joshua’s relationship with Moses in Exodus 24:13 and 33:11. CD#288 is the EDFC date for events from 856 BC to 852 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 288
BR Years from Creation: 3259
BR: Thursday, August 1 — Av 17, 855 BC
GH: Thursday, July 7 — Tammuz 18, 852 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410425.75

1 Kings 20:1-22

Ben-Hadad and 32 Kings Attack Samaria

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 288
BR Years from Creation: 3260
BR: Thursday, August 1 — Av 17, 854 BC
GH: Thursday, July 6 — Tammuz 17, 851 BC
Julian Day Number: 1410789.75

1 Kings 20:23-28

Syrian King Ben-Hadad Gathers Army at Aphek

The battle of Qarqar happened in 853 BC, in the fifth year of Assyrian King Shalmaneser III, according to the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III currently displayed in the British Museum. This event is described as beginning in the spring of the year. The year of this battle is considered highly accurate in the Assyrian records. This event seems to be described in the events of I Kings 20:23-28. The month and day of the month are estimated. See Chapter Twelve titled, “Types of Dated Events in Scripture Explained” for an explanation of Extra-Biblical and other types of dated events in Scripture.

Type of Dated Event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 228
BR Years from Creation: 3261
BR: Sunday, June 1 — Sivan 16, 853 BC
GH: Sunday, May 6 — Iyar 15, 850 BC
Julian Day Number: 1411093.75

1 Kings 20:29

100,000 Syrian Soldiers Killed

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 235
BR Years from Creation: 3261
BR: Sunday, June 8 — Sivan 23, 853 BC
GH: Sunday, May 13 — Iyar 22, 850 BC
Julian Day Number: 1411100.75

2 Kings 11:1-3; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

Reign of Queen Athaliah (South) Begins

Queen Athaliah’s reign is calculated to start her reign one day after her son, King Ahaziah, is mortally wounded by Jehu. Jehu also killed Northern King Joram. This double murder made Jehu the King of Northern Israel. When Athaliah sees that her son, Ahaziah has been murdered, she kills all the royal heirs, except Joash, making herself Queen. Joash, the infant son of King Ahaziah, is hidden along with the infant’s nurse in the house of the Lord for six years.

Type of Dated Event: MDFC+14
BR Calendar Day Number: 306
BR Years from Creation: 3280
BR: Monday, August 19 — Elul 5, 834 BC
GH: Monday, June 29 — Tammuz 10, 831 BC
Julian Day Number: 1418087.75

Book of Jonah

Jonah: The Reluctant Prophet

The story of Jonah is one of the most popular Old Testament tales told to children in Sunday school classes all over the world. Scripture clearly treats this as real history and not an allegory as many claim. The universal message is very clear that the God of the Bible is the God of all people, Jew or Gentile. The message is also clear that anyone willing to repent and turn to God can be saved. The story of Jonah contains theological messages for individuals and nations. Jonah is the only minor Prophet mentioned by name by Jesus in the New Testament. The author of this Timeline research dates this event near the year 764 BC. The year before there had been a severe plague which may have helped prepare the hearts of the people of Nineveh to repent in response to Jonah’s preaching. This date would be in the eighth year of Jeroboam II (North) and the twenty-second year of Amaziah (South). The connection to the reign of Jeroboam II is found in 2 Kings 14:24. There is much agreement that the Assyrian King at this time was Ashurdan III who ruled from 771 BC until 754 BC. Jonah was a contemporary of the Prophets Amos and Joel. Jonah is often identified by Jewish historians as being the son of the widow at Zarephath. The widow’s son was raised from the dead by Elijah in 1 Kings 17. Since the Zarephath incident was almost one hundred years earlier, Jonah would more likely be a grandson or great-grandson of the widow if they were related.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 306
BR Years from Creation: 3350
BR: Monday, August 19 — Elul 5, 764 BC
GH: Monday, April 2 — Nisan 13, 761 BC
Julian Day Number: 1443567.75

Amos 1:1

The Prophecy of Amos Begins

The Book of Amos is relatively easy to date in comparison to books like Jonah, Joel and Obadiah. Amos 1:1 states these events are during the reigns of King Uzziah of Judah (757 BC-704 BC) and Jeroboam II (772 BC-730 BC), son of Joash, in Northern Israel. The prophecy starts two years before a great earthquake. In the footnotes for this verse, in the “MacArthur Study Bible-p.1277”, the earthquake is dated around 760 BC. If this date is accurate for the earthquake, this puts the start of the Book of Amos in 762 BC. Amos is likely a contemporary of the Prophets Joel and Jonah.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 306
BR Years from Creation: 3352
BR: Monday, August 19 — Elul 5, 762 BC
GH: Monday, March 31 — Nisan 9, 759 BC
Julian Day Number: 1444295.75

Amos 1:1

A Great Earthquake Hits Israel

The “MacArthur Study Bible” notes for Amos 1:1 places this earthquake in or around 760 BC. This earthquake appears to be documented in other ancient documents.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 307
BR Years from Creation: 3354
BR: Tuesday, August 20 — Elul 6, 760 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 29 — Nisan 9, 757 BC
Julian Day Number: 1445024.75

Amos 7:1-3

The Vision of Locusts by Amos

Amos has a vision of locusts that attack the following year. This attack of locusts is also recorded in Joel 1:1-14.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 307
BR Years from Creation: 3355
BR: Tuesday, August 20 — Elul 6, 759 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 28 — Nisan 6, 756 BC
Julian Day Number: 1445388.75

Joel 1:1-14

Israel is Attacked by Locusts

The Prophet Joel was probably born near the end of the reign of Southern King Joash in 788 BC. Joel was probably a contemporary of Jonah and Amos. The Book of Joel and the Book of Amos appear to have parallel verses. Joel 3:16 appears to reflect Amos 1:2. Joel 3:18 seems to reflect Amos 9:13. This devastating attack by locusts was a prophecy found in Amos 7:1-3. This prophecy by Amos probably happened around 759 BC. The locusts attack in 758 BC just before the end of the reign of Amaziah (South) and the start of the reign of King Uzziah in 757 BC. The locusts attack about two-and-a-half-years after the great earthquake in Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II in the Northern Kingdom.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 307
BR Years from Creation: 3356
BR: Tuesday, August 20 — Elul 6, 758 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 27 — Nisan 5, 755 BC
Julian Day Number: 1445752.75

2 Kings 14:21, 15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26:1-3

Reign of King Uzziah (Azariah) (South) Begins

Uzziah is 16 years old when he becomes King. CD#307 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between 761 BC and 757 BC. The start of King Uzziah’s reign is measured 27 years and seven days from the end of Northern King Jeroboam II’s reign.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 307
BR Years from Creation: 3357
BR: Tuesday, August 20 — Elul 6, 757 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 26 — Nisan 4, 754 BC
Julian Day Number: 1446116.75

Isaiah 6:1-13

Isaiah Called to be a Prophet

The DFC date when Isaiah is called to be a Prophet and has a vision in the Temple is a Sabbath. It is calculated to be twelve days after the death of King Uzziah. CD#318 is the DFC and EDFC date for events happening between 706 BC and 702 BC. The DFC dating of the call of the Prophet Isaiah is an important date in calculating many events during the reigns of many of Israel’s Kings and their Prophets.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 318
BR Years from Creation: 3410
BR: Saturday, August 31 — Elul 17, 704 BC
GH: Saturday, January 30 — Shevat 11, 701 BC
Julian Day Number: 1465419.75

Isaiah 7:7-9

Isaiah Predicts Northern Israel Will Fall Within 65 Years

Northern Israel falls in a little more than twenty-one years from the estimated date of this prophecy on the DFC date of Sunday, September 8−Elul 25 in 665 BC.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 247
BR Years from Creation: 3428
BR: Friday, June 20 — Tammuz 5, 686 BC
GH: Friday, October 29 — Heshvan 6, 684 BC
Julian Day Number: 1471900.75

Isaiah 7:10-16

Isaiah and the Immanuel Prophecy

King Ahaz refused to choose a sign which was taken as an attempt to weary God. God sends a message that he will give a sign in the future that a virgin will bear a Son who will be the Messiah. The Hebrew word used clearly means virgin as used in Genesis 24:43 and Proverbs 30:19. The name Immanuel means, “God with us”, and refers to Jesus in Matthew 1:22-23.This is one of no less than a dozen prophecies in the Gospel of Matthew.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 326
BR Years from Creation: 3428
BR: Sunday, September 8 — Elul 25, 686 BC
GH: Sunday, January 16 — Tevet 24, 683 BC
Julian Day Number: 1471979.75

Book of Micah

Visions of Micah the Prophet

The Book of Micah gives important clues in the first verse to identify the time period of this Prophet. Micah’s life is during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah. Micah predicts judgment on Samaria (Northern Kingdom) and Jerusalem in Chapter 1. Micah follows Isaiah and precedes Nahum. Micah is clearly a contemporary of Hosea. It is estimated that Micah is born around 700 BC, during the reign of Jotham. It is also estimated that Micah begins to be a Prophet in 670 BC when he is 30 years old. This is one year after the end of the reign of Ahaz and early in the reign of King Hezekiah. The visions of Micah seem to start in the third year of the reign of Hezekiah. The vision of the Messiah being born in Bethlehem Ephrathah, the most famous of his prophecies, is found in Micah 5:2. These visions happen about six months before Assyria begins its attack of the Northern Kingdom in the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign. The Northern Kingdom would fall in 665 BC in the sixth year of Hezekiah’s reign.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 325
BR Years from Creation: 3446
BR: Saturday, September 7 — Elul 24, 668 BC
GH: Saturday, December 24 — Tevet 2, 666 BC
Julian Day Number: 1478530.75

2 Kings 18:9-12

Assyria Attacks in 7th Year of Hoshea and 4th of Hezekiah

Assyria attacks Northern Israel seven accession years and one day into the reign of Northern King Hoshea. This same attack happens 182 days into the fourth non-accession year of the reign of Southern King Hezekiah. The attack lasts two accession years and 183 days. The battle ends in the sixth year of the reign of Southern King Hezekiah. The accurate dating of this event is necessary to develop a Bible chronology that is consistent with the dated events of the Masoretic Biblical text.

Type of Dated Event: MDFC-182
BR Calendar Day Number: 143
BR Years from Creation: 3447
BR: Saturday, March 8 — Adar 20, 667 BC
GH: Saturday, June 23 — Tammuz 6, 665 BC
Julian Day Number: 1478712.75

Hosea 10:1-15

Hosea Predicts Fall of Northern Israel at Dawn

Type of Dated Event: MDFC-1
BR Calendar Day Number: 325
BR Years from Creation: 3449
BR: Saturday, September 7 — Elul 24, 665 BC
GH: Saturday, December 20 — Kislev 28, 663 BC
Julian Day Number: 1479622.75

2 Kings 18:9-12

End of Reign of Hoshea and Northern Kingdom

This end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel is usually dated in the year 721 BC. The 721 BC date is inconsistent with dates in Scripture by about 60 years. Many Bible Chronologists assume there are about 35 to 60 years missing in the Assyrian dates. This research shows that the dates for the start of the Babylonian Exile, in 526 BC instead of 586 BC, and the end of the Northern Kingdom in 665 BC, instead of 721 BC, expose significant current Bible chronology errors. This research concludes that many Assyrian dates are likely accurate and consistent with the numbers found in the Masoretic text of Scripture. The reign of King Hoshea lasts nine accession years and 184 days. The DFC date for the end of the Northern Kingdom is six accession years and one day into the reign of Southern King Hezekiah. This DFC date is important in dating the reigns of Israel’s Kings. The Jerusalem Wall would be completed on this date in 455 BC (Neh. 6:15).

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 326
BR Years from Creation: 3449
BR: Sunday, September 8 — Elul 25, 665 BC
GH: Sunday, December 21 — Kislev 29, 663 BC
Julian Day Number: 1479623.75

2 Kings 19:1-7; Isaiah 37:1-7

Isaiah Assures the Deliverance of Israel From Assyria

When King Hezekiah heard the demands of the Assyrian Army, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth. This was a symbolic act of grief and repentance. Hezekiah was well aware that the nation needed to show repentance to the Lord. King Hezekiah led the way in demonstrating an attitude of repentance and asking for the Lord to intervene on Israel’s behalf. Isaiah appears at the request of the King to “pray for the remnant that is left”. At this point it had been forty-seven years since the death of King Uzziah and the vision of Isaiah described in Isaiah 6:1. Isaiah tells King Hezekiah to not be afraid. He had previously given this same assurance to King Ahaz in Isaiah 7:4. Isaiah states that the Assyrian Army will return to their land and not destroy Jerusalem. Isaiah also claims that the King of Assyria will fall by the sword in his own land.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 152
BR Years from Creation: 3457
BR: Monday, March 17 — Adar 29, 657 BC
GH: Monday, June 20 — Tammuz 1, 655 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482361.75

2 Kings 19:8-19; Isaiah 37:8-20

Sennacherib’s Threat and Hezekiah’s Prayer

In this section of Scripture, Assyria attacks King Tirhakah of Ethiopia after defeating the city of Lachish. This research estimates the dates of the reign of this Ethiopian King go from 674 BC to 648 BC. Assyria withdraws from the battle with Ethiopia and returns to Jerusalem. The Assyrian message to Israel is that they cannot trust in the words of King Hezekiah or the Word of the Lord. King Hezekiah asks God to show his power in saving Israel from defeat despite Israel’s unworthiness to receive such favor from the Lord.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 177
BR Years from Creation: 3457
BR: Friday, April 11 — Nisan 24, 657 BC
GH: Friday, July 15 — Tammuz 26, 655 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482386.75

2 Kings 19:20-34; Isaiah 37:21-35

Isaiah Delivers God’s Answer to Hezekiah’s Prayer

Isaiah proclaims that God will deliver Israel from a defeat by Assyria. God clearly shows that He is the one true God and cannot be compared to the false gods of the nations conquered by Assyria. Isaiah’s message states that Assyria will not even enter the city of Jerusalem for a battle. The Lord says in Isaiah 37:35, “I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake”. The commentary found the “MacArthur Study Bible (page 1,010)”, for Isaiah 37:32, makes a profound statement connecting these events to God’s promise in Isaiah 9:7. The Study Bible states: “The same confirmation of God’s promise in Isaiah 9:7 assured the future establishment of the messianic kingdom. Deliverance from Sennacherib in Hezekiah’s day was a down payment on the literal, final restoration of Israel”.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 187
BR Years from Creation: 3457
BR: Monday, April 21 — Iyar 4, 657 BC
GH: Monday, July 25 — Av 7, 655 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482396.75

2 Kings 20:8-11; Isaiah 38:8

The Sundial is Turned Back in Time

Many translations read that “the sun returned ten degrees”. The author of this research speculates that this might be more accurately translated “ten steps”. Some commentators speculate that a stairway had been built by King Ahaz that also functioned as a sundial measurement device. People could tell the time of day according to what step the shadow of the sundial was on. This author estimates that by moving ten steps backwards, time was reversed three hours. Since three hours would be repeated as the sundial resumed at its normal pace, this particular day would have six extra hours and be 30 hours in length. This was a very clear sign from the Lord that Hezekiah would not die from his illness and would live another fifteen years just as Isaiah had said. It is interesting to note that King Ahaz, father of King Hezekiah, had refused a sign from the Lord, according to Isaiah 7:10-12. If this author’s assessment is correct about the working of the sundial, this event also has a practical application to the solar calendar. From this point forward, a solar calendar day would be counted as starting at midnight instead of 6:00 p.m. of the previous day as it does on a Hebrew calendar. This theory is presented only as an interesting speculation.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 150
BR Years from Creation: 3458
BR: Saturday, March 15 — Adar 27, 656 BC
GH: Saturday, June 17 — Sivan 28, 654 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482723.75

2 Kings 20:12-13; Isaiah 39:1-2

Babylonian Envoy Visits Hezekiah

Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, King of Babylon, sent an envoy to visit King Hezekiah after he had recovered from his illness. Hezekiah foolishly showed them all the treasures, spices and precious ointment of the Temple and his dominion. King Hezekiah was trying to impress them with his riches in the hope that Babylon would be an ally against a future Assyrian threat. On this same date, 130 years later, Babylon would start burning the Temple in Jerusalem and take the Temple treasures and many of the people into exile and back to Babylon.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 278
BR Years from Creation: 3458
BR: Monday, July 21 — Av 7, 656 BC
GH: Monday, October 23 — Creation Day 7, 654 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482851.75

Isaiah 40:1-66:24

God’s People are Comforted by Isaiah

In this section of the Book of Isaiah, the situation in Judah, 130 years later, is described when the Babylonians have defeated Israel and taken many into Exile. Isaiah gives comfort and assurance that some will return from captivity and God will not forsake Israel. More information can be found in the footnotes of the MacArthur Study Bible.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 328
BR Years from Creation: 3458
BR: Tuesday, September 10 — Elul 27, 656 BC
GH: Tuesday, December 12 — Kislev 20, 654 BC
Julian Day Number: 1482901.75

2 Chronicles 33:11-12

Manasseh Taken With Hooks to Babylon

The Assyrians were well known for their ability to torture. Hooks were often placed in a prisoner’s nose. King Manasseh is clearly tortured when the text says, “he was in affliction”. God’s retribution for King Manasseh’s idolatry was quick and set an example.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 266
BR Years from Creation: 3505
BR: Wednesday, July 9 — Tammuz 24, 609 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 13 — Av 26, 607 BC
Julian Day Number: 1499947.75

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

King Manasseh Repents and God Responds

Manasseh repents for his ungodly leadership in Israel. God hears his prayer and preparations are made to return King Manasseh to Jerusalem. The King who had previously set an example of a Baal worshiper now set the example of a repentant sinner.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 311
BR Years from Creation: 3505
BR: Saturday, August 24 — Elul 10, 609 BC
GH: Saturday, September 27 — Tishri 12, 607 BC
Julian Day Number: 1499992.75

2 Chronicles 33:13-20

King Manasseh Returns to Jerusalem

King Manasseh is returned to Jerusalem where he begins the process of undoing the damage he has done in leading Israel in the worship of Baal. He was no longer confused about who was in charge of all of life’s events. He now “knew that the Lord was God”. The King also repaired the altar of the Lord and commanded the people to only worship the God of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 337
BR Years from Creation: 3505
BR: Thursday, September 19 — Tishri 7, 609 BC
GH: Thursday, October 23 — Creation Day 7, 607 BC
Julian Day Number: 1500018.75

2 Chronicles 33:15-17

King Manasseh Restores Proper Worship to God

King Manasseh took away the altars to foreign Baal gods in the Temple and restored proper worship to the Lord.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 339
BR Years from Creation: 3515
BR: Saturday, September 21 — Tishri 9, 599 BC
GH: Saturday, October 13 — Tishri 30, 597 BC
Julian Day Number: 1503660.75

Book of Nahum

Nahum Predicts Fall of Nineveh

Dating the Book of Nahum is very difficult. It appears that Nahum followed a few years after the Prophet Isaiah. It is estimated that Nahum gives his prophecy, regarding the Fall of Nineveh, near the end of the reign of King Manasseh of Southern Israel. The entire Book of Nahum is dedicated to the prediction of the Fall of Assyria and its capital at Nineveh. According to this Bible Timeline research, Nineveh falls in 552 BC. Nahum is possibly from the Northern part of Israel. It is also possible that the name of the city of Capernaum, near the town of Nazareth, is connected to this Prophet.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 341
BR Years from Creation: 3525
BR: Monday, September 23 — Tishri 11, 589 BC
GH: Monday, October 3 — Tishri 18, 587 BC
Julian Day Number: 1507302.75

Jeremiah 25:1-3

Jeremiah Begins As Prophet in 13th Year of Josiah

This DFC date for the start of Jeremiah as a Prophet, in the thirteenth year of King Josiah, is extremely important in dating the reigns of the Southern Kings of Israel and the events of the Babylonian Exile. This DFC date becomes an important date for calculating many of the dated events found in the Books of Ezekiel, Daniel, and Jeremiah. This event happens thirteen years and sixty-three days into the calculated start date of the reign of Southern King Josiah.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 345
BR Years from Creation: 3545
BR: Friday, September 27 — Tishri 15, 569 BC
GH: Friday, September 12 — Elul 26, 567 BC
Julian Day Number: 1514586.75

Book of Zephaniah

Zephaniah Speaks as a Prophet

Zephaniah begins to speak as a Prophet in the seventeenth year of King Josiah. Zephaniah is the great-grandson of King Hezekiah and would have had royal access as a consultant and Prophet to Josiah. Josiah became King when he was eight years old and essentially continued the ungodly practices of his father and grandfather. Zephaniah calls the nation to repentance and warns of impending judgment. The following year, Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law and reads it to King Josiah. Josiah responds by initiating reforms in Temple Worship. Josiah’s repentance and complete return to the true worship of God was well received by God and many in the nation of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: EDFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 346
BR Years from Creation: 3549
BR: Saturday, September 28 — Tishri 16, 565 BC
GH: Saturday, September 8 — Elul 22, 563 BC
Julian Day Number: 1516043.75

2 Kings 22:3-8

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

Hilkiah, the Priest, finds the Book of the Law and gives it to the King’s Scribe, Shaphan. This was possibly a rare find since many of the copies of the Book of the Law had been destroyed by King Manasseh and King Amon.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 346
BR Years from Creation: 3550
BR: Saturday, September 28 — Tishri 16, 564 BC
GH: Saturday, September 7 — Elul 21, 562 BC
Julian Day Number: 1516407.75

2 Kings 22:9-13

Book of the Law Read to Hezekiah

Shaphan reads the Book of the Law to King Josiah. The King responds by ordering that a Prophet give him a Word from the Lord concerning the Book of Law found in the Temple. Josiah is concerned about God’s wrath and of Israel’s disobedience to His Word.

2 Kings 22:14-20

Book of the Law Taken to Huldah the Prophetess

Huldah the Prophetess sends a message from the Lord to the King telling him that he will not see the calamity that will come to Judah because of his repentant heart.

2 Kings 23:1-20

Josiah Restores True Worship in Israel

Josiah restores true worship in the Temple by removing all the symbols for Baal. He also removed the idolatrous priests who burned incense to Baal. Josiah took away the shrines in high places and executed the false teaching priests.

2 Kings 23:21-25

Passover Kept According to the Book of Law

Josiah initiated many reforms in Temple worship and restored the proper celebration of Passover and the other Jewish Feasts.

Type of Dated Event: Passover
BR Calendar Day Number: 167
BR Years from Creation: 3551
BR: Tuesday, April 1 — Nisan 14, 563 BC
GH: Tuesday, March 10 — Adar 20, 561 BC
Julian Day Number: 1516592.75

Estimated Date From Extra-Biblical Texts

Fall of Nineveh

Estimated date from predictions in the Major and Minor Prophets of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 280
BR Years from Creation: 3562
BR: Wednesday, July 23 — Av 9, 552 BC
GH: Wednesday, June 18 — Sivan 29, 550 BC
Julian Day Number: 1520709.75

62 Years Prior to Text of Daniel 5:30-31

Cyrus I Revolts Against Astayges of Medea

This revolt by Cyrus I unites Medea and Persia. This famous battle happens 62 years before Darius the Mede is appointed by Cyrus II as ruler over a defeated Babylon in October of 488 BC. This appears to be what is described in Daniel 5:30-31. This section of Daniel is referring to 62 years of Persian reign, not that Darius is 62 years old.

Type of Dated Event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 167
BR Years from Creation: 3564
BR: Tuesday, April 1 — Nisan 14, 550 BC
GH: Tuesday, February 22 — Adar 2, 548 BC
Julian Day Number: 1521324.75

Estimated Date in History From Nahum

Fall of City of Haran

This is an estimated date from the Book of Nahum and other extra-Biblical texts. The city of Haran falls about two years after Nineveh, according to many historians. This date is estimated to be forty-eight days before the end of the reign of King Jehoahaz (South).

Type of Dated Event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 301
BR Years from Creation: 3564
BR: Wednesday, August 14 — Av 30, 550 BC
GH: Wednesday, July 6 — Tammuz 17, 548 BC
Julian Day Number: 1521458.75

Daniel 1:1

Nebuchadnezzar Attacks in Third Year of Jehoiakim

It is estimated that this event happens three years and 245 days into the reign of King Jehoiakim. The year of this event is important in tracking events in the Kings and Exile.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 230
BR Years from Creation: 3568
BR: Tuesday, June 3 — Sivan 18, 546 BC
GH: Tuesday, April 21 — Nisan 30, 544 BC
Julian Day Number: 1522843.75

Daniel 1:1-7

Daniel Taken in Third Year of Jehoiakim

Daniel is estimated to be taken when he is about twelve to thirteen years old. This event happens a little more than a year before Nebuchadnezzar is crowned King of Babylon. It is estimated that this event happens three years and 297 days into the reign of King Jehoiakim of Israel.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 282
BR Years from Creation: 3568
BR: Friday, July 25 — Av 11, 546 BC
GH: Monday, June 12 — Tammuz 23, 544 BC
Julian Day Number: 1522895.75

Jeremiah 25:1-3

Nebuchadnezzar Crowned King of Babylon

This date is estimated from Scripture. Some secular historians claim Nebuchadnezzar is crowned King in the month of Elul. Jeremiah 25:1-3 states this happens in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim (S). This is also the twenty-third year of Jeremiah as a Prophet.

Type of Dated Event: Extra-Biblical
BR Calendar Day Number: 302
BR Years from Creation: 3569
BR: Thursday, August 15 — Elul 1, 545 BC
GH: Thursday, July 1 — Tammuz 12, 543 BC
Julian Day Number: 1523279.75

Jeremiah 25:1-14

Jeremiah’s Proclaims 70 Years of Exile in His Twenty-Third Year

This event is estimated to happen four years three hundred twenty-five days into Jehoiakim’s reign. This is also the first year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign in Babylon. The seventy years of exile begins with the Fall of Jerusalem nineteen years later in 526 BC. Many Bible chronologies start the 70 years of exile with the taking of Daniel to Babylon.

Type of Dated Event: EST
BR Calendar Day Number: 310
BR Years from Creation: 3569
BR: Friday, August 23 — Elul 9, 545 BC
GH: Friday, July 9 — Tammuz 20, 543 BC
Julian Day Number: 1523287.75

Daniel Chapter 2

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Explained Second Year of Reign

Daniel and his friends are promoted to places of power in the Babylonian Kingdom. This happens in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign and the third year of Daniel’s captivity. As a result of properly explaining the King’s dream, Daniel is placed in the highest place of power by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel is also put in charge of the Magi. The descendants of these Magi would be taught the teachings of Daniel and when to watch for the birth of the coming Messiah which happens in 5 BC. This DFC date is critical in dating many reigns of the Kings of Israel and many of the important events of the Babylonian Exile when a specific date on the calendar is stated.

Type of Dated Event: DFC
BR Calendar Day Number: 350
BR Years from Creation: 3571
BR: Wednesday, October 2 — Tishri 20, 543 BC
GH: Wednesday, August 15 — Av 30, 541 BC
Julian Day Number: 1524055.75

Ezekiel 1:1-3:15

Ezekiel’s Vision of God When He is 30 Years Old

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 247
BR Years from Creation: 3582
BR: Friday, June 20 — Tammuz 5, 532 BC
GH: Friday, April 21 — Nisan 30, 530 BC
Julian Day Number: 1527956.75

Ezekiel 1:1-3:15

Fourth Month, Fifth Day, Fifth Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity

This DIS Date happens five accession years plus 260 days from the calculated end of the reign of Southern King Jehoiachin and the start of his captivity in Babylon. The dating of this event is critical to forming an accurate chronology of this period of Biblical history.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 247
BR Years from Creation: 3582
BR: Friday, June 20 — Tammuz 5, 532 BC
GH: Friday, April 21 — Nisan 30, 530 BC
Julian Day Number: 1527956.75

Ezekiel 4:1-6

Jerusalem Siege Portrayed for 390 Days on Left Side

Ezekiel begins to lie on his left side for three hundred and ninety days. The total of 430 years (390 + 40) represents the time from the Dedication of the Ark in the Temple on September 26−Tishri 14 in 957 BC until the start of the Fall of Jerusalem on July 21−Av 7 in 526 BC. This span of time is about two months less than 431 years.

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 9
BR Years from Creation: 3583
BR: Friday, October 25 — Heshvan 5, 532 BC
GH: Friday, August 25 — Elul 8, 530 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528082.75

Ezekiel 8:1-11:25

Ezekiel’s Second Vision of Abominations in the Temple

This vision happens during the 390 days that Ezekiel is on his left side.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 306
BR Years from Creation: 3583
BR: Monday, August 19 — Elul 5, 531 BC
GH: Monday, June 17 — Sivan 30, 529 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528379.75

Ezekiel 8:1

Sixth Month, Fifth Day, Sixth Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity

This is a very important exact date and year given in Scripture. This vision accurately dates the time period when Ezekiel was on his side a total of 430 days. This event happens six accession years and 319 days into the calculated date of the start of Southern King Jehoiachin’s captivity.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 306
BR Years from Creation: 3583
BR: Monday, August 19 — Elul 5, 531 BC
GH: Monday, June 17 — Sivan 30, 529 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528379.75

Ezekiel 4:6

Ezekiel Completes Lying on Left Side for 390 Days

Type of Dated Event: EDIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 34
BR Years from Creation: 3584
BR: Tuesday, November 19 — Heshvan 30, 531 BC
GH: Tuesday, September 17 — Tishri 4, 529 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528471.75

Ezekiel 20:1-44

Ezekiel’s Third Vision to the Elders of Israel

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 281
BR Years from Creation: 3584
BR: Thursday, July 24 — Av 10, 530 BC
GH: Thursday, May 22 — Sivan 2, 528 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528718.75

Ezekiel 20:1

Seventh Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, Fifth Month, Tenth Day

This is an important date with month, day, and year given in Scripture. This event happens seven years and 294 days after the calculated date of the start of Jehoiachin’s captivity. This calculated date in Scripture is critical in dating events during the Exile.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 281
BR Years from Creation: 3584
BR: Thursday, July 24 — Av 10, 530 BC
GH: Thursday, May 22 — Sivan 2, 528 BC
Julian Day Number: 1528718.75

2 Kings 25:1

Nebuchadnezzar’s Army Comes to Jerusalem

Nebuchadnezzar’s army arrives outside the Jerusalem Wall to begin the battle for Jerusalem. This Date in Scripture begins nine years and eighty-seven days into the reign of Southern King Zedekiah.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 3586
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 529 BC
GH: Sunday, October 25 — Heshvan 2, 527 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529239.75

Ezekiel 24:1

Ninth Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, Tenth Month, Tenth Day

This is a very important exact date and year given in Scripture. This event happens nine accession years and eighty-seven days after the calculated date of the start of Jehoiachin’s captivity.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 3586
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 529 BC
GH: Sunday, October 25 — Heshvan 2, 527 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529239.75

Ezekiel 24:1-2

Ezekiel Proclaims Start of Battle for Jerusalem

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 3586
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 529 BC
GH: Sunday, October 25 — Heshvan 2, 527 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529239.75

Ezekiel 24:3-14

Ezekiel Compares Jerusalem to a Cooking Pot

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 74
BR Years from Creation: 3586
BR: Sunday, December 29 — Tevet 10, 529 BC
GH: Sunday, October 25 — Heshvan 2, 527 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529239.75

Ezekiel 24:15-18

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies the Evening of Attack on Jerusalem

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 75
BR Years from Creation: 3586
BR: Monday, December 30 — Tevet 11, 529 BC
GH: Monday, October 26 — Heshvan 3, 527 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529240.75

Ezekiel 29:1-16

Judgment Against Egypt

Ezekiel claims that Egypt will be desolate for forty years before being restored.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 3587
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 527 BC
GH: Tuesday, October 26 — Heshvan 3, 526 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529605.75

Ezekiel 29:1

Tenth Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, Tenth Month, Twelfth Day

Ezekiel proclaims judgment against Egypt ten years and eighty-nine days into the captivity of Jehoiachin.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 76
BR Years from Creation: 3587
BR: Tuesday, January 1 — Tevet 12, 527 BC
GH: Tuesday, October 26 — Heshvan 3, 526 BC
Julian Day Number: 1529605.75

Ezekiel 26:1-21

Judgment Against Tyre

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 154
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Wednesday, March 19 — Nisan 1, 526 BC
GH: Wednesday, January 10 — Tevet 18, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530047.75

Ezekiel 26:1

11th Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, Unknown Month, First Day

Ezekiel proclaims judgment against Tyre 167 days into the eleventh year of captivity of King Jehoiachin. The month is not stated. It is assumed to be the first day of Nisan.

Ezekiel 30:20-26

Judgment Against Egypt by Babylon

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 160
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Tuesday, March 25 — Nisan 7, 526 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 16 — Tevet 24, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530053.75

Ezekiel 30:20-26

Eleventh Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, First Month, Seventh Day

Ezekiel proclaims judgment against Egypt by Babylon 173 days into the eleventh year of captivity of King Jehoiachin. The month is stated and it is the seventh day of the first month of Nisan. The dating of the year of this event is extremely important in dating many events during the Babylonian Exile and events in the Kings of Israel. The Book of Ezekiel contains many important specific dates that clarify the years of other events found in the Old Testament books of Haggai, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zechariah.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 160
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Tuesday, March 25 — Nisan 7, 526 BC
GH: Tuesday, January 16 — Tevet 24, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530053.75

Ezekiel 31:1-18

The Pharaoh Will Be Slain

This specific date in Scripture happens two months after the previous oracle against Egypt found in Ezekiel 30:20-26.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 213
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Saturday, May 17 — Sivan 1, 526 BC
GH: Saturday, March 10 — Adar 18, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530106.75

Ezekiel 31:1

Eleventh Year of Jehoiachin’s Captivity, Third Month, First Day

Ezekiel proclaims judgment against Egyptian Pharaoh 216 days into the eleventh year of captivity of King Jehoiachin. Ezekiel says the Pharaoh will be killed.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 213
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Saturday, May 17 — Sivan 1, 526 BC
GH: Saturday, March 10 — Adar 18, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530106.75

2 Kings 25:2-3

Jerusalem Experiences a Famine Under Siege.

Jerusalem begins to experience a famine two years and 177 days after the Babylonian army first began the attack on Jerusalem. At this point in history, it is eleven years and 264 days into the reign of Southern King Zedekiah. Twenty-seven days later, the Jerusalem Temple would begin burning for four days.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 251
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Tuesday, June 24 — Tammuz 9, 526 BC
GH: Tuesday, April 17 — Nisan 26, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530144.75

2 Kings 25:8-10

Jerusalem Temple Begins to Burn for Four Days

This is an extremely important date in Biblical history. On this day the Jerusalem Temple starts burning. Seventy-one years from this date in 455 BC, when “seventy years are completed” (Jeremiah 25:11-12), will be the fourth day of the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Wall and the start of Daniel’s 70 Weeks prophecy. The accurate dating of this event is critical to establishing a precise Bible chronology of the Old Testament. Almost every other current Bible chronology has this date off by as much as sixty years from the numbered dates in Scripture. In the first Jewish-Roman war of 70 AD, the future Roman Emperor Titus attacks and conquers the city of Jerusalem that had been occupied by Jewish defenders in 66 AD. Some historians have claimed that the Temple started burning again on the same date of Av 7 in 70 AD.

Type of Dated Event: DIS
BR Calendar Day Number: 278
BR Years from Creation: 3588
BR: Monday, July 21 — Av 7, 526 BC
GH: Monday, May 14 — Iyar 23, 524 BC
Julian Day Number: 1530171.75

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