Chronology of Isaiah
by Wil Pounds

Isaiah B.C.   Event   OT   Judah Kings   Israel Kings   791-740   Good king for 52 years, son Jotham co-regent until his father died of leprosy (2 Kings 15:5). Uzziah had been coregent with his father Amaziah from 791.   2 Chron. 26:1-23; 2 Kings 15:1-7   Uzziah 791-740 (Azariah) (Good) Zechariah, Isaiah, Hosea       782       2 Kings 14:23-29       Jeroboam II 782-753 (Bad) Jonah, Amos, Hosea   765   Isaiah born               753       2 Kings 15:8-12       Zechariah (bad)   752       2 Kings 15:10-16       Shallum (bad)   752       2 Kings 15:14-22       Menahem 752-737 (bad)   750       2 Chron 27:1-9; 2 Kings 15:32-38   Jotham 750-734 (good) Co-regent with his father Uzziah who died in 740. Isaiah, Micah, Hosea       745-727   Tiglath-pileser III Assyria               743-740   Tiglath-pileser invaded Syria and Phenician coast             6:1-13 740   Call of Isaiah during the year of Uzziah's death               738   Tiglath-pileser III takes Carchemish and Damascus; receives tribute from Menahem of Israel               742-740       2 Kings 15:23-26       Pekahiah 742-740 (bad)   740-732       2 Kings 15:25-31       Pekah 740-732 (bad - includes rivals overlapping) Obed 7:1-25 734   Ahaz appeals to Tiglath for help against Pekah of Israel and Rezin of Syria   2 Chron 28:1-4, 22-27; 2 King 16:1-20   Ahaz 734-727 (wicked)     Ch. 7 734   Syro-Ephraimitic war, Gaza, Galilee, Gilead captured by Tiglath-pileser             7:16; 8:4 732   Damascus, Syria fell to Tiglath-pileser & Rezin slain               732-722       2 Kin 15:30; 17:1-6       Hosea 732-722 (bad)   727-698       2 Chron 29:1-32:33; 2 Kings 18:1-20:21   Hezekiah 727-698 (best)       727-722   Shalmaneser IV Assyria               722   Fall of Northern Kingdom of Israel to Sargon II, Exile to Assyria   2 Kings 17:1-23; 18:9-12; 22:1-23           722-705   Sargon II               721-709   Babylon independent for a time under Merodach-Baladan               720   Sargon II captures Arpad, Hamath and Damascus               720   King So of Egypt flees               717   Sargon II conquers Carchemish capital of Hittites,; Media is annexed to Assyria             38:1-22 714   Hezekiah's illness   2 Chron 32:24-26; 2 Kings 20:1-11         39:1-8 712   Merodach-Baladan sends messengers to Hezekiah   2 Chron 32:27-31; 2 Kings 20:12-19           712-700   Shabaka founds 25th dynasty in Egypt               711   Sargon II lays siege of Ashdod               709   Sargon II expels Merodach-Baladan from Babylon               705-681   Sennacherib of Assyria               703   Merodach-Baladan regains kingship of Babylon for 6 months             Chs. 36-37 701   Sennacherib invades Judah but fails; 185,000 Assyrians died; Sennacherib never returned. Judah, Moab, Edom, Ammon, Philistia pay tribute Assyria   2 Chron. 32:1-23; 2 Kin 18:13-19:37           698-642   Isaiah may have died or was murdered during this reign   2 Chron 33:1-9; 2 Kings 21:1-18   Manasseh 698-642 (worst)

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Title:  Chronology of Isaiah
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