Timeline of the Prophets

Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project

The table below shows where in time the prophets fit within the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. 

Period

Northern
Kings

Northern
Prophets

Southern
Kings

Southern
Prophets

United kingdom under Saul, David, Solomon, c. 1030 - 931

Divided
kingdom

Jeroboam (931-910)

Nadab (910-909)

Baasha (909-886)

Elah (886)

Zimri (885)

Omri (885-874)

Ahab (874-853)

Jehoram (852-841)

Jehu (841-814)

Jehoahaz (814-798)

Jehoash (798-782)

Jeroboam II (793-753)

Zechariah (753-752)

Shallum (752)

Menahem 752-742)

Pekahiah (742-740)

Pekah (752-732)

Hoshea (732-722)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elijah

 

Elisha

 

 

Amos

Jonah

 

 

 

 

Hosea

Rehoboam (931-913)

Abijah (913)

Asa (911-870)

 

 

 

Jehoshaphat (873-848)

Jehoram (853-841)

Queen Athaliah (841-835)

Joash (835-796)

Amaziah (796-767)

Uzziah (790-740)

Jotham (750-731)

 

 

 

 

Ahaz (735-715)

Hezekiah (715-686)

Manasseh (695-642)

Amon (642-640)

Josiah (640-609)

Jehoahaz (609)

Jehoiakim (609-597)

Jehoiachin (597)

Zedekiah (597-586)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obadiah

Joel

 

Isaiah

 

 

 

 

Micah

 

 

 

Jeremiah

Zephaniah
Huldah
Nahum

Habakkuk

Babylonian
exile

 

 

 

Ezekiel

Daniel

Post-exilic
prophets

 

 

Zerubbabel, governor

 

Nehemiah, governor

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi