The Unknown Bible - Pastor Bevans Welder

Can you trace the dates of the reigns of the Kings of Judah
to the Babylonian Captivity?
Yes.

We can chart the dates based upon the numbers of years each king reigned and the dates that we found in our last question regarding the time from the Exodus to the dividing of the tribes of Judah from the tribes of Israel. That starting date was 975 BC, calculated chronologically from the Exodus in 1491 BC (see How do you reconcile the years in Acts 13:18-22 with 1 Ki 6:1?).

Here is the table giving you the references from 2 Chronicles for each king’s reign and the corresponding dates that he would have reigned based upon the length of his reign.

Reference	King	Years Reigned	Dates
2 Chr 12:13	Rehoboam	17	975-958
2 Chr 13:2	Abijah	3	958-955
2 Chr 16:13	Asa	41	955-914
2 Chr 20:31	Jehoshaphat	25	914-889
2 Chr 21:20	Jehoram	8	895-887*
2 Chr 22:2	Ahaziah	1	887-886
2 Chr 22:12, 23:1	Athaliah	7	886-879
2 Chr 24:1	Joash	40	879-839
2 Chr 25:1	Amaziah	29	839-810
2 Chr 26:3	Uzziah	52	810-758
2 Chr 27:1	Jotham	16	758-742
2 Chr 28:1	Ahaz	16	742-726
2 Chr 29:1	Hezekiah	29	726-697
2 Chr 33:1	Manasseh	55	697-642
2 Chr 33:21	Amon	2	642-640
2 Chr 34:1	Josiah	31	640-609
2 Chr 36:2	Jehoahaz	3 mos.	609-609
2 Chr 36:5	Jehoiakim	11	609-598
2 Chr 36:9	Jehoiachin	3 mos. 10 days	598-597
2 Chr 36:11	Zedekiah	11	597-586

* During the last six or seven years of Jehoshaphat’s reign, Jehoram would have ruled over Judah — notice that Jehoshaphat was called the "king of Israel" in 2 Chr 21:2, making him king over both Judah and Israel at the same time. This occurred after Ahab died in 895. Ahab’s son, Jehoram, took over the ten northern tribes of Israel (2 Ki 3:1), and Jehoshaphat’s son, also named Jehoram, took over the two southern tribes of Judah, while Jehoshaphat co-reigned over both kingdoms. This is why there is an overlap in Jehoram’s reign in Judah with Jehoshaphat and why Jehoshaphat had the title "king of Israel," when he died.