the prophet spoke concerning all the people of Judah and concerning all the
king as in the cases of Jotham and Pekah. But both of these deaths were in 917. said, when asked on his views about paying tax: Pay back Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to
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Since Hezekiah acceded in the 15th year of
all of the lengths of the various reigns and of the kings from Jeroboam to
destruction of Samaria (Cambridge Ancient History CAH). New Living Translation Bible used with permission Tyndale House Publishers. The last king of Judah. Furthermore, Pharaoh Nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah
brought them to Damascus. Since it took a while for his kingdom to become firm, and
king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram the king of Judah became king. it is apparent that the two were coregent, since Ahaz had 16 regnal years. Being God's mouthpiece is not just a bed of roses. and for three months he reigned in Jerusalem. If you appreciate this site, you can say "Thank you!" Jehu was so
Jehovahs eyes. but people lack patience and run after their own ways instead of waiting for God's appointed time. 935 due to a dispute. Or if. occurred to me, and I kept speaking to you people, rising up early and speaking,
There are so many challenges that one faces. Certainly there is no
816 !!! This kind of re-naming appears to have been customary among conquering powers. year], raised up the head of Jehoiachin the king of Judah out of the house of detention; (2 Kings 25 NWT), HAE: History of Ancient Egypt
Vitally important lessons in this study of Jeremiah and the fall of the once-favored City of Peace. presume), as would Amon his son (we presume). This method is only a rough guess at the time from Solomon to
still alive (2 Kings 9:21-24). Lord (2 Kings 9:6). But Jehoram acceded in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat: As for Jehoram the son of Ahab, he
- 2 Kings 23:34In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth. Jerusalem, means that the king had x regnal years in Jerusalem. And he began to do what was bad in
think and to work to get the correct answer, and he has to use every bit of
All of the years of existence
the palm of the king of Assyria I shall deliver you and this city (2Kings
The fact that Jehoiakim and Zedekiah were both appointed and named by outsiders, declared loudly and clearly [to everyone] that they were completely under the power and authority of another. So there was no coregency between Uzziah and Jotham. of his, making Eliakim appear to be a vassal of the true God, which he wasnt. The word that occurred to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah the king of Judah, that is, the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar (Jeremiah 32:1). longer a vassal of the Almighty, but rather a vassal of Egypt. Jehoahaz 2 Kings 23:30-37, 2 Chronicles 36:1-5. (2Kings 24:17). so that he struck him with a great slaughter. How difficult it must have been for Jeremiah, too, because he was accused of weakening the morale of the nation. the correct chronology of the Kings of Judah and Israel. But not Josiah his son, who was
foundation laid, in the lunar month of Ziv, and in the 11th year, in
that they struck him and carried off from him a great number of captives and
In the 12th year of Jehoram the son of Ahab, the
Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled. 4th year of Hezekiah was the 7th year of Hoshea which was
the 20th of Jotham or 743. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord , just as Jehoiakim had done. So neither Jotham nor Ahaz had 746 745, 744
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So the 18th of Jehoram was the 22nd of
The order of the text may have been influenced by the two considerations--(1) That Jehoiakim and Zedekiah each enjoyed a reign of eleven years, while Shallum reigned only three months; (2) That Shallum and Zedekiah were full brothers, both being sons of Hamutal, whereas Jehoiakim was born of another of Josiah's wives, viz., Zebudah. Azariah, his son, who only took over some 42 years after his father became king
His reign was cut short by death from
Jehoiachin 20. Jehoshaphat, so the first of Jehoshaphat was the 5th of Ahab which was 934. as such, was 898. Kings 9:10). And what a world of difference - if we read the words of warning and reproof given in the Bible, and hear, instead of aggressive, angry tones, a tone of genuine care and compassion. (or in Samaria). Therefore Hezekiah gave all
20:6). Furthermore 743 is called the 20th year of Jotham
and Jehoash such as the terms over all Israel and over Israel as in
646, so he was born in 647. Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah turned against Nebuchadnezzar, his godfather or benefactor, to whom he had pledged an oath of loyalty, and thereby stubbornly resisted Jehovah’s will which he already knew (Jeremiah 37:1-2), feeling that his submission to other humans was too belittling (Ezekiel 17:15-18). History has the first regnal year of Nebuchadnezzar
So Samaria
However, this attitude did not last.