Jeremiah 52 Parallels in 2 Kings 24–25 Parallels in Jeremiah 39 vv. 1–11 24:18–25:7 vv. 4–11 vv. 1–7 vv. 12–27 […]
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Date Event 628/627 b.c. Josiah’s cleansing of the temple (12th year of Josiah’s reign) 627 Jeremiah’s call (13th year […]
Dates Passage Under Josiah (627–609 b.c.) 1:1–19 3:6–6:30 Under Jehoahaz (609) and Jehoiakim (609–597) 7:1–34 25:1–38 26:1–24 35:1–19 36:1–32 […]
Isaiah 1–39 Isaiah 40–55 Isaiah 56–66 Date and Setting The eighth century b.c.(700s); the Assyrian threat Prophecies about the […]
Oracles against the Nations in the Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Nahum Zephaniah Zechariah* Ammon […]
Uzziah’s death; Isaiah’s call ch. 6 740 b.c. Days of Ahaz ch. 7 c. 735 Assyrian invasion chs. 36–38 […]
Isaiah prophesied “in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah” (1:1). Kings of Judah […]
Timeline King of Judah // Event Prophet to Judah Prophet to Israel King of Israel // Event 780 b.c. […]
Ps. 22:18 They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. And when they […]
Book 1 Psalms 1–41 Psalms 1–2 have no titles that attribute authorship (but see Acts 4:25 for Psalm 2); they provide an […]
Term Explanation Example Image A word or phrase that names a concrete action or thing; by extension, a […]
Psalm Incident References 3 David flees from and battles Absalom 2 Samuel 15–17 7 The words of Cush, […]
Category Hebrew Term Meaning general shir song tehillah prayer, song of praise zamir/zimrah song qinah lament, dirge, with […]
The events of Esther unfold over a period of 10 years. Reference Event Month Day Year of Ahasuerus’s […]
Event Month/Day Year Reference Hanani brings Nehemiah a report from Jerusalem (20th year of Artaxerxes I) 445–444 b.c. 1:1 […]
Ezra 7:6 The king granted Ezra all that he asked for the hand of the Lord his God […]
Cyrus 539–530 b.c. Darius I 522–486 Xerxes (Ahasuerus) 485–464 Artaxerxes I 464–423
Ezra 4:5 The people of the land hired counselors to work against the Israelites from the reigns of […]
Event Year Reference Cyrus king of Persia captures Babylon 539 b.c. Dan. 5:30–31 First year of King Cyrus; issues […]
Ezra 1–6 537–515 b.c. Ezra 7–Nehemiah 13 458–433 b.c.
Relationship of Ezra–Nehemiah to 1–2 Chronicles 1–2 Chronicles Ezra–Nehemiah Chronicles ends with the Cyrus Edict. Ezra begins with […]
In contrast to 1–2 Samuel and 1–2 Kings, the Chronicler focuses overwhelmingly on the religious significance of the […]
1 Chronicles 2 Samuel Genealogies 1:1–9:44 Death of Saul and sons 10:1–14 1 Sam. 31:1–2 Sam. 1:16 Lament […]
Events Dates Passages Foundation of the Davidic monarchy c. 1010–931b.c. 1 Chronicles 10–2 Chronicles 9 History of Judah […]
King Years of Reign Total Years Accession Year* Possible Co-Reigns References in 1–2 Kings** Notes Jeroboam I 931/930–911/910 […]
King Years of Reign Total Years Accession Year* Possible Co-Reigns References in 1–2 Kings** Notes Rehoboam 931/930–915/914 17 […]
Good Bad Mixture of good and bad Kings of Israel Kings of Judah Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:25–33) Rehoboam (1 Kings […]
Positives Negatives David’s chosen heir (ch. 1) Gained power in bloody coup (ch. 2) Nathan’s early support (ch. […]
David’s Rise (1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 10) David’s Failures (2 Samuel 11–20) Eager holy warrior Remains in palace […]
Saul David Holy Spirit removed; evil spirit given (16:14–23) Anointed with Holy Spirit (16:1–13) Jealous and treacherous (ch. […]