The united and divided kingdom
David and Solomon reign,
before the kingdom divides.
Follow David, Solomon, the temple, and the opening divided kingdom in readable fifty-year sections.
Creation year
2951
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3000
Dated events
CY 2962 · Nisan 515/516 · about 962/961 BCThe kingdom is dividedCY 2962 · Nisan 515/516 · about 962/961 BCRehoboam begins to reign in JudahCY 2962 · Nisan 515/516 · about 962/961 BCJeroboam begins to reign in IsraelCY 2979 · Nisan 532/533 · about 945/944 BCRehoboam dies; Abijam reignsCY 2982 · Nisan 535/536 · about 942/941 BCAsa begins to reign in JudahCY 2983 · Nisan 536/537 · about 941/940 BCJeroboam dies; Nadab reignsCY 2984 · Nisan 537/538 · about 940/939 BCBaasha kills NadabCY 2985 · Nisan 538/539 · about 939/938 BCBaasha’s 24-year reign begins
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Chronology notes