| 1 KINGS | |
| Jeroboam, Rehoboam | ~932 B.C. On death of Solomon, Rehoboam reigns Judah, but Northern kingdom of Isreal rebels under Jeroboam. |
| Elijah | Prophet Elijah serves God in corrupt Northern kingdom. Opposes priests of Baal and ends drought. |
| Jezebel, Elisha | Pagan Queen Jezebel kills priests, pursues Elijah. Angel comforts Elija, sends Elisha to help him. |
| Ahab, Naboth | King Ahab and Jezebel murder Naboth and steal his vineyard. Elijah curses family of Ahab and Jezebel |
| 2 KINGS | |
| Naaman, Elisha | ~ 850 B.C. Elijah taken to heaven in Chariot of Fire. Elisha cures Naaman, a Syrian General, from leprosy. |
| Jehu | Elisha anoints Jehu King of Israel. Jehu kills family of Ahab and Jezebel and destroys pagan temples throughout land. |
| Joash | Joash, survives purge of Royal family to rule 40 years over kingdom of Judah. Death of Elisha. |
| Naaman, Elisha | ~ 850 B.C. Elijah taken to heaven in Chariot of Fire. Elisha cures Naaman, a Syrian General, from leprosy. |
| Jehu | Elisha anoints Jehu King of Israel. Jehu kills family of Ahab and Jezebel and destroys pagan temples. Death of Elisha |
| Jonah | Jonah, a prophet of the Northern Kingdom, is sent to warn Ninevah of impending destruction. |
| Amos, Hosea | Prophets arise in Northern Kingdom to warn of coming disaster. Amos and Hosea warn Israelites to be faithful. |
| ISAIAH | |
| Sargon II | ~722 B.C. Israelistes hold out against Sargon II and Assyrians for three years. Samaria captured, israelists exiled. |
| ~612 B.C. Assyrian capital of Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Chaldeans. | |
| Tobias, Sarah | Book of Tobias tells story of a righteous Israelite living in exile in Assyria, aided by Angel Raphael |
| 2 KINGS, ISAIAH | |
| Jeroboam, Rehoboam | ~932 B.C. On death of Solomon, Rehoboam reigns Judah, but Northern kingdom of Isreal rebels under Jeroboam. |
| Asa, Josaphat | Early kings of Judah rule faithfully, but kingdom falls into chaos under Ahaziah and wicked Queen. |
| Joash | Joash, survives purge of Royal family to rule 40 years over kingdom of Judah. |
| Ahaz, Isaiah | Ahaz defends kingdom of Judah from attacks by Syria and Israel. Prophet Isaiah foretells the birth of a redeemer. |
| ** | ~722 Northern Kingdom of Israel falls to Sargon II of Assyria. |
| Hezekaih | ~701 B.C. Syrians under Sennacherib attack Jerusalem but retreat after outbreak of plague. |
| Josiah | ~640 B.B. Righteous king Josiah reigns in Judah. Destroys pagan idols, finds book of Deuteronomy. |
| FALL OF JUDAH - JERAMIAH, JUDITH | |
| Jeramiah | Jeremiah warns Southern kingdom that it will fall to pagans if it doesn't repent. |
| Judith, Holofernes | A Jewish widow seduces and beheads the general of the Babylonian army, saving her village. |
| Nebuchadnezzer | End of Southern Kingdom. Jerusalem captured by Nebuchadnezzar. All but poorest people deported to Babylon. |
| Zedekiah | Zedekiah, puppet ruler of Babylonians rebels. King is captured. Jerusalem and Temple entirely destroyed. |
| BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY - DANIEL, EZEKIEL, ESTHER | |
| Daniel | Book of Daniel tells stories of Jewish captives in Babylon who refuse to worship pagan idols, are thrown into fire. |
| Belshazzar | Daniel interprets writing on the wall, predicts fall of Babylonian Empire. Thrown in Lions den. |
| Ezekiel | Prophet Ezekiel predicts a return of Jews to Judah. |
| Esther, Mordacai, Haman | ~450 B.C. With help of prophet Mordachai, Esther convinces Perian Emperor to spare the Jews. |
| RETURN TO JUDAH - EZRA, NEHEMIAH, MACCABEES | |
| Cyrus the Great | ~539 B.C. Cyrus the Great conquers Babylon, makes it a province of Persia. Allows some Jews to return. |
| Ezra | ~515 B.C. Second Temple of Jerusalem completed under Darius of Persia. |
| Nehemiah, Artaxerxes | ~445 B.C. With the support of Artaxerxes, Nehemiah returns to Judah, rebuilds walls around city, and becomes governor. |
| Alexander the Great | ~333 B.C. Persian province of Judah subdued by Alexander the Great, then falls under influence of Egyptian Ptolemies. |
| Antiochus the Great | ~198 B.C. Judah falls under the influence of Antiochus the Great, who attempt to Helenize and suppress Jewish religion. |
| Judas, Simon Maccabee | ~135 B.C. Sons of Mathathias Maccabee resist Helenizing Jews and secure Jewish independence from Macedonian. |
| Pompey | ~63 B.C. Jerusalem is captured by Pompey and Judah becomes a part of the Roman province of Syria. |
| Herod the Great | ~48 B.C. Herod the Great becomes king of the Jews and rules Judah as a Jewish province under a Roman Governor. |