Kings of Israel and Judah

First king of Israel; son of Kish; father of Ish-bosheth, Jonathan and Michal.

King of Israel; son of Saul.

King of Judah and later of all Israel; son of Jesse; father of Absalom, Adonijah, Amnon, Solomon, Tamar and others.

King of Israel and Judah; son of David; father of Rehoboam.

Son of Solomon; during his reign the kingdom divided into Judah and Israel.

Led the secession of Israel from the house of David.

Son of Jeroboam I.

Overthrew Nadab.

Son of Baasha.

Overthrew Elah and ruled briefly.

Overthrew Zimri and established Samaria as Israel’s capital.

Son of Omri; husband of Jezebel.

Son of Ahab.

Son of Ahab.

Overthrew Jehoram and destroyed the house of Ahab.

Son of Jehu.

Son of Jehoahaz.

Son of Jehoash.

Son of Jeroboam II.

Overthrew Zechariah.

Overthrew Shallum.

Son of Menahem.

Overthrew Pekahiah.

Overthrew Pekah. During his reign Samaria fell and the northern kingdom was carried into Assyrian exile.

Son of Solomon and first king of the southern kingdom.

Son of Rehoboam.

Son of Abijah.

Son of Asa.

Son of Jehoshaphat; husband of Athaliah.

Son of Jehoram and Athaliah.

Daughter of Ahab and Jezebel; wife of Jehoram; the only queen to occupy Judah’s throne.

Son of Ahaziah.

Son of Joash.

Son of Amaziah.

Regent and later king; son of Uzziah.

Son of Jotham.

Son of Ahaz; husband of Hephzibah.

Son of Hezekiah and Hephzibah.

Son of Manasseh.

Son of Amon.

Son of Josiah.

Son of Josiah.

Son of Jehoiakim.

Son of Josiah. During his reign Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar.