2 Kings 11-12
Maybe I'm spending too much time on this, but the chronology of Ahab and the succeeding generations is driving me a batty. Here's my attempt to sort it out:
Kings of Judah Kings of Israel
Jehoshaphat Ahab
+born ca. 908, died 848 (about 60 years old) +born ???, died 853
+reigned 873-848 (25 years) +reigned 874-853
(22 years)
Jehoram Ahaziah
+born ca. 881, died 842 (about 39 years old) +born ca. 870, died 852
+reigned 853 (co-regent)-842 (12 years) +reigned 853-852
(2 years)
Ahaziah Joram (Ahaziah's brother; Ahab's son)
+born ca. 864, died 842 (about 22 years old) +born ???, died 842
+reigned 842 (1 year) +reigned 852-842
(12 years)
(Athaliah) Jehu
+Jehoram's wife and Ahab's daughter +born ???, died 815
+seized the throne in 842, reigned 'til ca. 836 +reigned 842-815
(28 years)
Joash
+born ca. 843
+reigned from 836 (only 7 years old)
So, basically, in the dozen or so years from 853 BC to 842, Judah went through 3 rulers: Jehoram (wicked king; married Ahab's daughter; died young); Ahaziah (killed by Jehu); and Athaliah (wife of Jehoram; seized throne). In that same period, Israel went through three rulers: Ahaziah (died young following an accident); Joram (not to be confused with Jehoram of Judah, his brother-in-law and contemporary; killed by Jehu); and Jehu (who began a new dynasty in Israel).
Phew! That's a lot of turmoil. No wonder I'm going batty!
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