Book 12 of 66 · Historical
2 Kings on the timeline
The story of 2 Kings runs from 896–562 BC.
- When
- 896–562 BC
- Chapters
- 25
- People named
- 159
- Promise
- David
Who's who in 2 Kings
The 24 most-named people with a date. Solid bars are lifespans (birth to death); striped bars are the years a person appears in the story.
- Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
- Judah (patriarch)c. 1755–1689 BC (in the story)
- David1085–1015 BC
- Jeroboamc. 984–721 BC (in the story)
- Nebatc. 984–721 BC (in the story)
- Ahabc. 925–884 BC (in the story)
- Baalc. 918–878 BC (in the story)
- Elijahc. 910–884 BC (in the story)
- Ahaziah908–886 BC
- Elishac. 906–837 BC (in the story)
- Jehuc. 906–857 BC (in the story)
- Hazaelc. 906–787 BC (in the story)
- Joramc. 896–884 BC (in the story)
- Gehazic. 894–885 BC (in the story)
- Joashc. 885–839 BC (in the story)
- Amaziah863–810 BC
- Jehoahazc. 856–840 BC (in the story)
- Joashc. 841–785 BC (in the story)
- Uzziah827–758 BC
- Isaiahc. 765–710 BC (in the story)
- Ahaz763–726 BC
- Hezekiah752–697 BC
- Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)709–642 BC
- Josiah649–609 BC
Blue: in the family line of Jesus
Tap a bar to see who was around at the same time.
Also named in 2 Kings
God, Naaman, Esau (Edom), Pekah, Moab, Jehoshaphat, Jeroboam, Menahem, Hoshea, Rabshakeh, Athaliah, Jehoiada, Jotham, Remaliah, Shaphan, Hilkiah, Jehoiakim, Jezebel, Moses, Nebuchadnezzar, Jehoram, Amon, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah, Baal-zebub, Shallum, Elah, Rezin, Urijah, Sennacherib, Eliakim, Shebna, Solomon, Pharaoh-nechoh, Gedaliah, Ben-hadad, Nimshi, Naboth, Ben-hadad, Zachariah, Jabesh, Pekahiah, Hilkiah, Joah, Amoz, Ahikam, Jehoahaz, Nebuzar-adan, Ahaziah, Shaphat, Ephraim, Jehoshaphat, Jonadab, Rechab, Gadi, Shalmaneser, Asaph, Uzza, Achbor, Asahiah, Hamutal, Jeremiah, Ishmael, Nethaniah, Holy Spirit, Mesha, Omri, Baasha, Ahijah, Zimri, Dan, Jehoshabeath, Mattan, Zibiah, Zabad, Shimeath, Jehozabad, Shimrith, Abraham, Isaac, Jehoaddan, Jonah, Amittai, Jecoliah, Tilgath-pilneser, Argob, Arieh, Naphtali, Jerushah, Zadok, So, Pharaoh (of the Exodus), Adrammelech, Anammelech, Abijah, Zechariah, Tartan, Rabsaris, Pharaoh, Tirhakah, Adrammelech, Sharezer, Esar-haddon, Baladan, Hephzi-bah, Meshullemeth, Haruz, Jedidah, Adaiah, Azaliah, Meshullam, Michaiah, Huldah, Shallum, Tikvah, Hasrah, Joshua, Molech, Nathan-melech, Ashtoreth, Chemosh, Milcom, Zebudah, Pedaiah, Nehushta, Elnathan, Seraiah, Zephaniah, Johanan, Kareah, Seraiah, Tanhumeth, Jezaniah, Elishama, Evil-merodach.