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

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