The time of Israel's First Passover and the resulting Exodus from Egypt began late in the month of February in 1559 BC of the extended Gregorian calendar. The table below shows the annual chronology of Israel from the Exodus out of Egypt until the final year of King Solomon. After Solomon the kingdom was divided beginning in 931/930 BC. The chronology continues until the Assyrians finished the captivity of the ten northern tribes in 722/721 BC. The chronology continues with the tribe of Judah and ends with the completion of the second Jerusalem temple on the 3rd day of the month Adar (Feb. 2nd) at the beginning of the year 515 BC.
Israels' chronology 1559 BC - 515 BC

Israel's Exodus from Egypt was a preview of the coming attractions fulfilled by the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ. When Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover meal on a Thursday eve He was crucified on the next day, Friday. Likewise, so did the nation of Israel under Moses. The Israelites ate the initial Passover on a Thursday evening and departed Egypt (a land of bondage) on a Friday. Unbeknown to most people, both the Exodus from Egypt & the Crucifixion of Jesus happend in the month of February. The origin of the month name February is derived from the latin februarius mensis' meaning 'month of purification'. After researching the timing & condition for the barley and flax destroyed by the seventh plague, I am adamant in my conclusion. The initial Passover event took place in the month of February when the barley had reached a state of maturity called abib, and thus the name of Israel's first month, later named Nisan after the Babylonian captivity. The Passover meal was eaten on Thursday eve Feb. 26th at the end of the fourteenth day of the Luna month. After sunset, Friday began and at midnight on the 15th day of the month the Angel of Death killed the first-born of the Egyptians but spared the first-born of Israel. That next morning the Israelites began their Exodus from Egypt. Likewise in the year 31 AD, on Thursday eve February 20th, the Lord Jesus Christ ratified the new covenant when He instituted Communion at the Last Supper. The next day, Friday, February 21st, He was crucified for the sins of the world thereby making atonement & then He resurrected from death on Sunday February 23rd in 31 AD.

In the Lord's calendar of redemption, God does not count specific years of subjugation or captivity in Israel's history. Also, God does not count the first year (1559 BC) of Israels' Exodus from Egypt in His calendar of redemption. The first year was a unique year of preparation and building for the priesthood of Aaron. During the period of the Judges there were six uncounted periods totaling 111 years Israel was subjugated by enemy nations. Also, beginning in the year 732 BC, three of the northern tribes from Israel were taken captive to Assyria. From 732 BC - 515 BC there was another 217 consecutive years during which either Israel or Judah was in captivity and God likewise does not count these years in His calendar of redemption. From the Exodus until the completion of the second temple (representing the new covenant) there was a total of 329 uncounted years in the history of Israel/Judah. From the Exodus until the curcifixion of Jesus there were exactly 1260 years of atonement that God does counts in HIS CALENDAR OF REDEMPTION! In The Revelation of Jesus Christ in chapter 12 the woman fled into the wilderness where she has a place prepared by God where they should feed her there for 1260 days. Those 1260 days are the exact length of the ministry of Jesus (caught up to God and his throne) from the day of His baptism on Elul II 28 (tuesday morning) in the year 27 AD until two days after His resurrection (Sunday, The Feast of First-Fruits on Nisan 16) at the exact midpoint during the Feast of Unleavened Bread (also a Tuesday morning, Nisan 18 in 31 AD). Verses 7-10 tell about the war in heaven and Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and his angels but they were cast out of heaven then the loud voice in heaven proclaims "NOW salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God have come." Notice that this statement takes place between the two distinct periods of time, meaning it happend after the 1260 days but before the time, times, and half a time (1278 solar days) mentioned in this chapter. Recall in the gospel of Luke chapter ten after the seventy disciples retruned and said "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name." then Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall like lightening from Heaven but Jesus is still involved in his 1260 day ministry on planet Earth. In the second period of time mentioned in this chapter and given as a time, times, and half a time the woman is given two wings of a great Eagle and she is nourished in the wilderness for 3.5 solar years or 1278 days. This second period is the length of the ministry of the Holy Spirit to Israel during the second half of Daniel's seventieth and final week. An example of this word picture depicting the great eagle is found in Exodus 19:4 (NKJV) where it states; 4 "You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself." Revelation chapter twelve gives the two distinct amounts of time that comprise Daniel's 70th week. Unfortunately 95% of todays ministers have been deceived by a wrong translation of the "Prince who is to come" spoken about in Daniel 9:26 and render this Prince as the Anti-Christ when in fact it is a reference to the ministry of the Holy Spirit and NOT the 3.5 year ministry of the Anti-Christ.such as taught by the many false teachers! IT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE CONTRADICTORY THAN THIS!

Uncounted years are in red type under the three column headings.. Counted years of redemption are in black type in the left column under the Years of Atonement. The middle column (Year BC) is in sequence from beginning to end. The Comments column contains comments or numbers that apply to each annual BC year.
Years
of atonement
in black type
Years of subjugation or
captivity in
red type.
Year BC
Comments

1st uncounted
year. This year was
unique. It's the only
uncounted year not spent
in subjugation or captivity.
1559 BC
Israels' Exodus from Egypt was on Friday Feb. 27th in 1559 BC. The many commentaries of scholars at Biblehub.com place the timing of the seventh plague (barley & flax destroyed) in the month of February about one week before the Passover event. It is my opinion that Senakhtenre Tao I was Pharaoh in Egypt at the time of the Exodus. The entire first year was a unique year of instruction and preparation. The Law of Moses was dictated and the wilderness tabernacle with its' sacred furniture had to be built. The statutes, decrees and ordinances of Aarons' priesthood were readied and on the first day of the first month in the second year the wilderness tabernacle was set up. The atonement money was not collected from the 603,550 Israelite males until the second month of the second year (Exodus 30:11-16 and Numbers chapter one).
1st year of
atonement
1558 BC
The Lord's calendar of redemption didn't start until the second year after the atonement money was collected from the 603,550 Israelite males. The wilderness tabernacle was not set up until the first day of the first month in the second year. Also in the second year the spies returned with a negative report. When the spies went forth from Kadesh Barnea to survey the land they must have departed sometime about the middle of May in 1558 BC. They returned 40 days later near the end of June when the early grape harvest was beginning. The 40 years Israel was condemned to spend in the wilderness had to be Luna years at this point in time. Forty Luna years measured from May 14th in 1558 BC brings one to Monday, March 2nd (Nisan 10) in 1519 BC. The very day Israel entered the Promised Land. Furthermore this shows the calendar governing the Jubilee year cycle was a strictly 12 month Luna year that wandered through the year. This is evidenced by Sabbath years of rest seen in various books of the Bible.
2nd year of atonement
1557 BC
3rd year after Exodus
3
1556 BC
4
4
1555 BC
5
5
1554 BC
6
6
1553 BC
7
7
1552 BC
8
8
1551 BC
9
9
1550 BC
10
10
1549 BC
11
11
1548 BC
12th year after Exodus
12
1547 BC
13
13
1546 BC
14
14
1545 BC
15
15th year of atonement
1544 BC
16
16
1543 BC
17
17
1542 BC
18
18
1541 BC
19
19
1540 BC
20th year after Exodus
20
1539 BC
21
21
1538 BC
22
22
1537 BC
23
23
1536 BC
24
24
1535 BC
25
25 years of atonement
1534 BC
26
26
1533 BC
27
27
1532 BC
28
28
1531 BC
29
29
1530 BC
30th year after Exodus
30
1529 BC
31
31
1528 BC
32
32
1527 BC
33
33
1526 BC
34
34
1525 BC
35
35
1524 BC
36
36
1523 BC
37
37
1522 BC
38
38
1521 BC
39
39th year of
atonement
1520 BC
40th & final year of Israel wandering in the wilderness. They entered the Promised Land on Abib 10 in the following year, 1519 BC.
40th year of atonement
1519 BC
Israel entered into the Promised Land on Abib 10, Monday, March 2nd, this year. It was also the day from which 49 Luna years would begin to be counted for the Year of Jubilee in Israel (Lev. 25). Exactly 49 Luna years later, as the Day of Atonement (Tishri 10) was about to begin in 1472 BC, the trumpet was sounded and the Israelites celebrated the first Year of Jubilee. This is really an amazing portion of scripture because God actually pinpoints the start date and finish date when these 49 years would expire. One must simply realize these are indeed Luna years.

Acts 13:16 helps to validate Israel's exodus in 1559 BC. These verses tell us God put up with their ways in the wilderness for 40 years then the 5 year period it took to conquer parts of the land before it was apportioned to the various tribes. After this they had judges for about 450 years until Samuel the prophet. Josephus tells us Samuel judged Israel 12 years after Eli died. Then King Saul reigned 40 years. King David reigned 40 years. Adding the 4.6 years of Solomon until the 2nd month of his 4th year when temple construction began totals 592 if whole years are used. This was the exact same amount of years given by the historian Josephus for that same span of time between the Exodus until the second month in Solomon's fourth year. The difference when compared with the 480 years listed in I Kings 6:1 can be easily discerned when one understands God does not count years of subjugation or captivity during which Israel was punished. The 112 uncounted years reflected in the amount given in I Kings 6:1 tells us there was 480 years between the Exodus and the second month of Solomon's fourth year. However, one must realize these are years of redemption and not historical years. The house of the Lord mentioned in this verse was built to be a permenant structure for the atoning sacrifices under the priesthood of the Levites. When one understands that God does not count the 112 years mentioned above then the archaeological evidence such as the findings of Kathleen Kenyon concerning Jericho make logical sense because her data blends seamlessly with her timeline for the destruction of Jericho about 1550 BC, plus or minus 30 years.
41
1518 BC
2nd year in the Promised Land
42
1517 BC
3rd
43
1516 BC
4th
44
1515 BC
During the fifth year after Israel entered The Promised Land then Joshua gave Caleb Hebron (Joshua 14:6-14) and the Land had rest from war (Joshua 14:15) The Land was apportioned to some of the various tribes this year. Joshua and the elders led Israel while the land was apportioned. The writings of Josephus tell us Joshua led Israel 25 years after Moses (Antiquities of the Jews, Book 5, chapter 1, section 25).
45
1514 BC
6th year in the Promised Land
46
1513 BC
7th
47
1512 BC
8th
48
1511 BC
9th
49
1510 BC
10th
50 years of atonement
1509 BC
11th
51
1508 BC
12th
52
1507 BC
13th
53
1506 BC
14th
54
1505 BC
15th year in the Promised Land
55
1504 BC
16th
56
1503 BC
17th
57
1502 BC
18th
58
1501 BC
19th
59
1500 BC
20th
60
1499 BC
21st
61
1498 BC
22nd
62
1497 BC
23rd
63
1496 BC
24th
64 years of atonement
1495 BC
25th & final year Joshua led Israel in the Promised Land.
(Antiquities of the Jews, Book 5, chapter 1, section 29).
2nd uncounted year
1494 BC
This uncounted year began the first of six periods of subjugation during the time of the judges when Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. All six subjugation periods are marked in red numbers under the year colunm. In this initial period Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim King of Mesopotamia for 8 years (Judges 3:8). God does NOT count the 6 periods of subjugation totaling 111 years in His calendar of redemption, see (1Kings 6:1). This is the very reason First Kings 6:1 tells us there was only 480 years from the Exodus until Solomon's fourth year. Historically speaking there were exactly 592 years. (My ways are not your ways says the Lord)!
1st year in subjugation
3
1493 BC
2nd yr in subjugation
4
1492 BC
3rd yr in subjugation
5
1491 BC
4th yr in subjugation
6
1490 BC
5th yr in subjugation
7
1489 BC
6th yr in subjugation
8
1488 BC
7th yr in subjugation
9 total uncounted years until now.
1487 BC
8th & final yr in subjugation to Cushan-Rishathaim (Judges 3:8).
65
1486 BC
Israel had 40 years rest under Othniel (Judges 3:11)
1st year rest
66
1485 BC
2
67
1484 BC
3
68
1483 BC
4
69
1482 BC
5
70
1481 BC
6
71
1480 BC
7
72
1479 BC
8
73
1478 BC
9
74
1477 BC
10
75
1476 BC
11
76
1475 BC
12
77
1474 BC
13
78
1473 BC
14
79th year of atonement
1472 BC
15th
Israel celebrates its' first year of Jubilee. When Israel entered the Promised Land on the tenth day of the first month in 1519 BC (March 1st/2nd). God told them to count 49 years until the tenth day of the seventh month (The Day if Atonement). Exactly 49 Luna years later this was fulfilled on the Day of Atonement, Thursday, Sept. 15th in 1472 BC. The trumpet was sounded throughout the land and the Year of Jubilee began. When measured from sunset beginning Abib 10 in 1519 BC until sunset beginning the Day of Atonement in 1472 BC was a span of exactly 49 Luna years.
80
1471 BC
16th year under Othniel
81
1470 BC
17
82
1469 BC
18
83
1468 BC
19
84
1467 BC
20
85
1466 BC
21
86
1465 BC
22
87
1464 BC
23
88
1463 BC
24
89
1462 BC
25
90 years of atonement
1461 BC
26th year under Othniel
91
1460 BC
27
92
1459 BC
28
93
1458 BC
29
94
1457 BC
30
95
1456 BC
31
96
1455 BC
32
97
1454 BC
33
98
1453 BC
34
99
1452 BC
35
100
1451 BC
36
101
1450 BC
37
102
1449 BC
38
103
1448 BC
39
104th year of atonement
1447 BC
40th & final year of rest under Othniel.
10th uncounted year
1446 BC
This was the second of six uncounted periods during the era of the Judges. Once again Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. Beginning in 1446 BC Israel was oppressed 18 years by Eglon King of Moab (Judges 3:12-14)
1st yr of oppression (subjugation)
11
1445 BC
2
12
1444 BC
3
13
1443 BC
4
14
1442 BC
5
15
1441 BC
6
16
1440 BC
7
17
1439 BC
8
18th uncounted year
1438 BC
9th year oppression under Eglon
19
1437 BC
10
20
1436 BC
11
21
1435 BC
12
22
1434 BC
13
23
1433 BC
14
24
1432 BC
15
25
1431 BC
16
26
1430 BC
17
27 uncounted years
1429 BC
18th & final year of oppression under Eglon.
105th year of atonement
1428 BC
Israel has 80 years of rest under Ehud.
(Judges 3:30)
1st year
106
1427 BC
2
107
1426 BC
3
108
1425 BC
4
109
1424 BC
5
110
1423 BC
6
111
1422 BC
7
112
1421 BC
8
113
1420 BC
9
114
1419 BC
10th year of rest under Ehud
115
1418 BC
11
116
1417 BC
12
117
1416 BC
13
118
1415 BC
14
119
1414 BC
15
120 years of atonement
1413 BC
16
121
1412 BC
17
122
1411 BC
18
123
1410 BC
19
124
1409 BC
20th year of rest under Ehud
125
1408 BC
21
126
1407 BC
22
127
1406 BC
23
128
1405 BC
24
129
1404 BC
25
130
1403 BC
26
131
1402 BC
27
132
1401 BC
28
133
1400 BC
29
134
1399 BC
30
135 years of atonement
1398 BC
31
136
1397 BC
32
137
1396 BC
33
138
1395 BC
34
139
1394 BC
35th year of rest under Ehud
140
1393 BC
36
141
1392 BC
37
142
1391 BC
38
143
1390 BC
39
144
1389 BC
40
145
1388 BC
41
146
1387 BC
42
147
1386 BC
43
148
1385 BC
44
149
1384 BC
45
150 years of atonement
1383 BC
46
151
1382 BC
47
152
1381 BC
48
153
1380 BC
49
154
1379 BC
50th year of rest under Ehud
155
1378 BC
51
156
1377 BC
52
157
1376 BC
53
158
1375 BC
54
159
1374 BC
55
160
1373 BC
56
161
1372 BC
57
162
1371 BC
58
163
1370 BC
59
164
1369 BC
60
165 years of atonement
1368 BC
61
166
1367 BC
62
167
1366 BC
63
168
1365 BC
64
169
1364 BC
65th year of rest under Ehud
170
1363 BC
66
171
1362 BC
67
172
1361 BC
68
173
1360 BC
69
174
1359 BC
70
175
1358 BC
71
176
1357 BC
72
177
1356 BC
73
178
1355 BC
74
179
1354 BC
75
180
1353 BC
76
181
1352 BC
77
182
1351 BC
78
183
1350 BC
79
184th year of atonement
1349 BC
80th & final year of rest under Ehud
28 uncounted years
1348 BC

This was the third of six uncounted periods during the era of the Judges.
Again, Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. For 20 years Jabin oppressed Israel (Judges 4:1-3).
1st year of oppression

29
1347 BC
2nd
30
1346 BC
3rd
31
1345 BC
4th
32
1344 BC
5th
33
1343 BC
6th
34
1342 BC
7th
35
1341 BC
8th
36
1340 BC
9th
37
1339 BC
10th year of Jabin's oppression
38
1338 BC
11th
39
1337 BC
12th
40
1336 BC
13th
41
1335 BC
14th
42
1334 BC
15th
43
1333 BC
16th
44
1332 BC
17th
45
1331 BC
18th
46
1330 BC
19th
47
uncounted
years.
1329 BC
20th & final year of Jabin's oppression against Israel. Deborah & Barak deliver Israel.
185th year of atonement
1328 BC
Israel has 40 years rest under Debra & Barak
1st year
186
1327 BC
2
187
1326 BC
3
188
1325 BC
4
189
1324 BC
5
190
1323 BC
6
191
1322 BC
7
192
1321 BC
8
193
1320 BC
9
194
1319 BC
10th year of rest under Debra & Barak
195
1318 BC
11
196
1317 BC
12
197
1316 BC
13
198
1315 BC
14
199
1314 BC
15
200
1313 BC
16
201
1312 BC
17
202
1311 BC
18
203
1310 BC
19
204
1309 BC
20th year of rest under Debra & Barak
205 years of atonement
1308 BC
21
206
1307 BC
22
207
1306 BC
23
208
1305 BC
24
209
1304 BC
25
210
1303 BC
26
211
1302 BC
27
212
1301 BC
28
213
1300 BC
29
214
1299 BC
30th year of rest under Debra & Barak
215
1298 BC
31
216
1297 BC
32
217
1296 BC
33
218
1295 BC
34
219
1294 BC
35
220
1293 BC
36
221
1292 BC
37
222
1291 BC
38
223
1290 BC
39
224th year of atonement
1289 BC
40th and final year of rest under Deborah & Barak (Judges 5:31).
48 uncounted years
1288 BC
This was the fourth of six uncounted periods during the era of the Judges. Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord. Midianites subjugate Israel for seven years. (Judges 6:1,2).
1st year
49
1287 BC
2nd
50
1286 BC
3rd
51
1285 BC
4th
52
1284 BC
5th
53
1283 BC
6th
54
uncounted
years
1282 BC
7th & final year under Midianites. Gideon delivers Israel
225th year of atonement
1281 BC
40 years peace under Gideon
(Judges 8:28).
1st year
226
1280 BC
2
227
1279 BC
3
228
1278 BC
4
229
1277 BC
5
230
1276 BC
6
231
1275 BC
7
232
1274 BC
8
233
1273 BC
9
234
1272 BC
10
235 years of atonement
1271 BC
11
236
1270 BC
12
237
1269 BC
13
238
1268 BC
14
239
1267 BC
15
240
1266 BC
16
241
1265 BC
17
242
1264 BC
18
243
1263 BC
19
244
1262 BC
20
245
1261 BC
21
246
1260 BC
22
247
1259 BC
23
248
1258 BC
24
249
1257 BC
25
250 years of atonement
1256 BC
26
251
1255 BC
27
252
1254 BC
28
253
1253 BC
29
254
1252 BC
30
255
1251 BC
31
256
1250 BC
32
257
1249 BC
33
258
1248 BC
34
259
1247 BC
35
260
1246 BC
36
261
1245 BC
37
262
1244 BC
38
263
1243 BC
39
264th year of atonement
1242 BC
40th & final year of peace under Gideon
265
1241 BC
Abimelech ruled as king over Israel for 3 years (Judges 9:22). 1st year
266
1240 BC
2nd year of Abimelech over Israel.
267
1239 BC
3rd & final year of Abimelech.
268th year of atonement
1238 BC
Tola judged Israel 23 years (Judges 10:2)
1st year Tola judged Israel
269
1237 BC
2
270
1236 BC
3
271
1235 BC
4
272
1234 BC
5
273
1233 BC
6
274
1232 BC
7
275
1231 BC
8
276 years of atonement
1230 BC
9
277
1229 BC
10th year Tola judged Israel
278
1228 BC
11
279
1227 BC
12
280
1226 BC
13
281
1225 BC
14
282
1224 BC
15
283
1223 BC
16
284
1222 BC
17
285
1221 BC
18
286
1220 BC
19
287
1219 BC
20
288
1218 BC
21
289
1217 BC
22
290
1216 BC
23rd & final year of Tola as Judge over Israel.
291st year of atonement
1215 BC
Jair judged Israel for 22 years (Judges 10:3).
1st year
292
1214 BC
2
293
1213 BC
3
294
1212 BC
4
295
1211 BC
5
296
1210 BC
6
297
1209 BC
7
298
1208 BC
8
299
1207 BC
9
300
1206 BC
10th year Jair judged Israel
301
1205 BC
11
302
1204 BC
12
303
1203 BC
13
304
1202 BC
14
305 years of atonement
1201 BC
15
306
1200 BC
16
307
1199 BC
17
308
1198 BC
18
309
1197 BC
19
310
1196 BC
20
311
1195 BC
21
312 years of atonement
1194 BC
22nd & final year of Jair as judge over Israel.
55 uncounted years
1193 BC
This was the fifth of six uncounted periods during the era of the Judges.
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Israel served the Ammonites & the Philistines for 18 years (Judges 10:6-8)
1st year subjugation
56
1192 BC
2
57
1191 BC
3
58
1190 BC
4
59
1189 BC
5
60
1188 BC
6
61
1187 BC
7
62
1186 BC
8
63 uncounted years
1185 BC
9th year of subjugation
64
1184 BC
10
65
1183 BC
11
66
1182 BC
12
67
1181 BC
13
68
1180 BC
14
69
1179 BC
15
70
1178 BC
16
71
1177 BC
17
72 uncounted years
1176 BC
18th & final year of subjugation under Ammonites & Philistines.
313 years of atonetment
1175 BC
Jephthah judged Israel 6 years (Judges 12:7).
1st year
314
1174 BC
2
315
1173 BC
3
316
1172 BC
4
317
1171 BC
5
318 years of atonement
1170 BC

6th & final year of Jephthah as judge over Israel.

319
1169 BC
Ibzan judged Israel 7 years (Judges 12:9).
1st year
320
1168 BC
2
321
1167 BC
3
322
1166 BC
4
323
1165 BC
5
324
1164 BC
6
325 years of atonement
1163 BC
7th & final year of Ibzan as judge over Israel.
326
1162 BC
Elon judged Israel 10 years (Judges 12:11).
1st year
327
1161 BC
2
328
1160 BC
3
329
1159 BC
4
330
1158 BC
5
331
1157 BC
6
332
1156 BC
7
333
1155 BC
8
334
1154 BC
9
335
1153 BC
10th & final year of Elon as judge over Israel.
336 years of atonement
1152 BC
Abdon judged Israel eight years (Judges 12:14).
1st year
337
1151 BC
2
338
1150 BC
3
339
1149 BC
4
340
1148 BC
5
341
1147 BC
6
342
1146 BC
7
343 years of atonement
1145 BC
8th & final year of Abdon as judge over Israel. (Judges 12:14)
73 uncounted years since 1559 BC.
1144 BC
Sixth and final period of uncounted years during the era of the Judges. Again
the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Israel began a 40 year period of servitude subject to the Philistines (Judges13:1)
1st year
74
1143 BC
2
75
1142 BC
3
76
1141 BC
4
77
1140 BC
5
78
1139 BC
6
79
1138 BC
7
80
1137 BC
8
81
1136 BC
9
82 uncounted years
1135 BC
10th year of servitude under the Philistines.
83
1134 BC
11
84
1133 BC
12
85
1132 BC
13
86
1131 BC
14
87
1130 BC
15
88
1129 BC
16
89
1128 BC
17
90
1127 BC
18
91
1126 BC
19
92
1125 BC
20
It was sometime (very likely starting this year) during this 40 years of servitude under the Philistines that Samson judged Israel for 20 years (Judges 13:5, 15:20)
Samson likely judged Israel during the final twenty years.
93
1124 BC
21
94
1123 BC
22
95
1122 BC
23
96
1121 BC
24
97
1120 BC
25
98
1119 BC
26
99
1118 BC
27
100 uncounted years
1117 BC
28
101
1116 BC
29
102
1115 BC
30
103
1114 BC
31
104
1113 BC
32
105
1112 BC
33
106
1111 BC
34
107
1110 BC
35
108
1109 BC
36
109
1108 BC
37
110
1107 BC
38
111
1106 BC
39
112 uncounted years the Lord does not count up to this point in time.
1105 BC
40th & final year Israel was subject to the Philistines.
This was the sixth and final period during the era of the judges that God does not count in his calendar of redemption.
The next uncounted period did not begin until 732 BC when Tiglath Pileser III removed three of the northern tribes into Assyria.
344 years of atonement
1104 BC
Eli judged Israel for 40 years (I Samuel 4:18).
1st Year
345
1103 BC
2nd
346
1102 BC
3rd
347
1101 BC
4
348
1100 BC
5
349
1099 BC
6
350
1098 BC
7
351
1097 BC
8
352
1096 BC
9
353 years of atonement
1095 BC
10th year Eli judged Israel
354
1094 BC
11
355
1093 BC
12th year Eli judged Israel
It was about this time when Samuel as a young boy was given to God (by Hannah) and raised by Eli
356
1092 BC
13
357
1091 BC
14
358
1090 BC
15
359
1089 BC
16
360
1088 BC
17
361
1087 BC
18
362
1086 BC
19
363 years of atonement
1085 BC
20th year Eli judged Israel
364
1084 BC
21
365
1083 BC
22
366
1082 BC
23
367
1081 BC
24
368
1080 BC
25
369
1079 BC
26
370
1078 BC
27
371
1077 BC
28
372
1076 BC
29
373 years of atonement
1075 BC
30th year Eli judged Israel
374
1074 BC
31
375
1073 BC
32
376
1072 BC
33
377
1071 BC
34
378
1070 BC
35
379
1069 BC
36
380
1068 BC
37
381
1067 BC
38
382
1066 BC
39th
383 years of atonement
1065 BC
40th & final year Eli judged Israel. Nine months into Eli's 40th year (Abib reckoning) about Oct/Nov this year the Philistines defeated Israel and captured the Ark of God. Upon hearing the news about the Ark being captured Eli died & the Ark remained with the Philistines for 7 months before it was returned at the time of the wheat harvest (about May) in 1064 BC. (I Sam. 6:13)
384
1064 BC
The Ark of God was returned to Israel sometime about May at Beth-Shemesh but seventy Israelites died after looking into the Ark. The Ark was then moved to Kiriath Jearim where it remained in the house of Abinadab for 20 years (I Samuel 7:1,2).
Samuel presided as leader in Israel after the death of Eli. He judged Israel 12 years after Eli and eighteen years with King Saul. This year marked the start of his 12 years as lead judge in Israel (Antiquities of the Jews book 6, chap.13 sec.5)
1st year Samuel
385
1063 BC
2
386
1062 BC
3
387
1061 BC
4
388
1060 BC
5
389
1059 BC
6
390
1058 BC
7
391
1057 BC
8
392
1056 BC
9
393
1055 BC
10
394
1054 BC
11
395
1053 BC
12th & final year Samuel was sole leader in Israel.
396 years of atonement
1052 BC
During this year it must have been sometime after the beginning of the Hebrew civil year (Tishri 1) when Samuel first anointed Saul as King over Israel. Samuel wrote the regulations of Kingship on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord (near the Ark of God). Samuel first anointed King Saul privately, then by lot at Mizpah, and thirdly before the public at Gilgal at the time of the wheat harvest (May in 1051 BC) This public anointing at Gilgal undoubtedly followed the victory organized by Saul over the Ammonites at Jabesh Gilead. This was King Saul's accession year. A kings accession period did not count as an official year for the reign of Judah's kings.
397
1051 BC
The many erroneous Bible translations introducing the reign of King Saul beginning at
I Samuel chapter 13:1 have all missed the mark on showing the Lord's intent for this particular verse. The verse essentially states " After one year Saul reigned two years." All Judah's kings used the accession year method beginning with Saul. Saul's accession period extended backward from the time he was anointed by Samuel and that period included the previous months beginning at the Feast of Trumpets in 1052 BC. Samuel 13:1 therefore credits Saul with 2 years when in reality his second year was his first official year. This was the coronation year of Israels' first king.
1st year King Saul's reign
398 years of atonement
1050 BC
2nd year King Saul's reign
All Judahs' Kings from Saul until the final King Zedekiah used the Tishri - Tishri civil year dating method to number the years of kings reigns.
399
1049 BC
3
400
1048 BC
4
401
1047 BC
5
402
1046 BC
6
403
1045 BC
7th year of King Saul's reign
The Ark of God had been at Aminadab's house for 20 years. King Saul wanted to enquire of the Lord; what had caused the great commotion among the Phillistines (I Samuel 14:18). Then King Saul commanded Ahijah "bring the Ark of God here." Unbeknown to him, Johnathan and his armorbearer had just killed 20 Philistines within a half-acre of land.
404
1044 BC
8
405
1043 BC
9
406
1042 BC
10
407
1041 BC
11
408
1040 BC
12
409
1039 BC
13
410
1038 BC
14
411
1037 BC
15
412
1036 BC
16
413 years of atonement
1035 BC
17th year King Saul's reign
414
1034 BC
18
415
1033 BC
According to Josephus in his Antiquites of the Jews, book 6, chapter 14, section 9, King Saul had reigned 18 years while Samuel was alive, and then another 22 years after his death. Therefore it was also likely that David was initially anointed by Samuel this very year. This means David, the youngest of his family was about 10 years of age when he was initially anointed by Samuel.
416
1032 BC
20
417
1031 BC
21
418
1030 BC
22
419
1029 BC
23
420
1028 BC
24
421
1027 BC
25
422
1026 BC
26
423
1025 BC
27
424
1024 BC
28
425 years of atonement
1023 BC
29th year of King Saul's reign
426
1022 BC
30
427
1021 BC
31
428
1020 BC
32
429
1019 BC
33
430
1018 BC
34
431
1017 BC
35
432
1016 BC
36
433
1015 BC
37
434
1014 BC
38
435
1013 BC
39
436
1012 BC
40th & final year of King Saul's reign. David began his accession year this year (30 years old)
437 years of atonement
1011 BC
The 2 year reign of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul was concurrent with the first two years of King David's reign.
1st year of King Davids' 40 year reign
438
1010 BC
2
439
1009 BC
3
440
1008 BC
4
441
1007 BC
5
442
1006 BC
6
443
1005 BC
7
444
1004 BC
8
445
1003 BC
9
446
1002 BC
10th year of King David's reign
447
1001 BC
11
448
1000 BC
12
449
999 BC
13
450
998 BC
14
451
997 BC
15
452
996 BC
16
453
995 BC
17
454
994 BC
18
455 years of atonement
993 BC
19
456
992 BC
20th year of King David's reign
457
991 BC
21
458
990 BC
22
459
989 BC
23
460
988 BC
24
461
987 BC
25
462
986 BC
26
463
985 BC
27
464
984 BC
28
465
983 BC
29
466
982 BC
30th year of King David's reign
467
981 BC
31
468 years of atonement
980 BC
32
469
979 BC
33
470
978 BC
34
471
977 BC
35
472
976 BC
36
473
975 BC
37
474
974 BC
38
475
973 BC
39
476
972 BC
40th & final year of King Davids' reign.
477
971 BC
Solomon began the 1st of his 40 year reign on Tishri 1 this year (Monday August 23rd).
478
970 BC
2nd
479
969 BC
3rd
480 years of atonement or redemption
until the 2nd month of
Solomon's
4th year.
(I Kings 6:1)
968 BC
4th year of King Solomon's reign began on Tuesday August 19th in 968 BC. It was exactly 480 years of redemption but 592 historical years. First Kings 6:1 states; "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the House of the LORD." (NKJV). The House of the LORD was intended to be the permenant residence for the atoning animal sacrifices. It therefore makes logical sense that God would place the 480 year marker during the first year of construction for the first Jerusalem temple a permenant residence for the sacrificial services of the Levites. Acts 13:20-23, clearly contradicts the 480 years of I Kings 6:1 because most people do not realize there are specific years in the Lord's chronology of redemption that God does not count, (exactly 112 uncounted years at this point in time).
481 years of atonement began
on Tishri 1 this year.
967 BC
5th
The second month of Solomons' 4th year began on Friday eve March 14th in 967 BC. Construction on the first Jerusalem temple began during the second month. The kings of Judah used Tishri - Tishri dating for the reigns of kings.
482
966 BC
6
483
965 BC
7
484
964 BC
8
485
963 BC
9
486
962 BC
10
487
961 BC
Solomon's temple was completed in the eighth month of his 11th year. It took 7 years to build (I Kings 6:37,38)
In terms of factual time it took 6 years and 7 months but God addresses this in terms of whole numbers. This also helps to prove that Tishri - Tishri dating was being used for the Kings of Judah starting with Saul and ending with Zedekiah
488
960 BC
12
489
959 BC
13
490
958 BC
14
491
957 BC
15
492
956 BC
16
493
955 BC
17
494
954 BC
18
495
953 BC
19
496
952 BC
20
497
951 BC
21
498
950 BC
22
499
949 BC
23
500 years of atonement
948 BC
24
501
947 BC
25
502
946 BC
26
503
945 BC
27
504
944 BC
28
505
943 BC
29
506
942 BC
30
507
941 BC
31
508
940 BC
32
509
939 BC
33
510
938 BC
34
511
937 BC
35
512
936 BC
36
513
935 BC
37
514
934 BC
38
515
933 BC
39
516
years of atonement from the Exodus out of Egypt.
932 BC
40th & final year of King Solomon. His son Rehoboam began his accession year. Soon after Rehoboam began to reign then Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
The Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah
In this column the years of redemption are in black type but uncounted years of captivity are in red type.
Kings of Israel
Year BC
Kings of Judah
517 years of atonement from the Exodus
1st year of King Jeroboam. He used Nisan-Nisan dating
He reigned 22 years. (IKings14:20)
931 BC
1st official year King Rehoboam. He reigned 17 yrs.
(I Kings 14:21)
518
2nd
930 BC
2nd
519
3rd
929 BC
3rd
520
4th
928 BC
4th
521
5th
927 BC
5th
522
6th
926 BC
6th
523
7th
925 BC
7th
524
8th
924 BC
8th
525
9th
923 BC
9th
526
10th
922 BC
10th
527
11th
921 BC
11th
528
12th
920 BC
12th
529
13th
919 BC
13th
530
14th
918 BC
14th
531
15th
917 BC
15th
532
16th
916 BC
16th
533 years of atonement
17th
915 BC
17th- Rehoboam reigned 17 years (1st Kings 4:21)
534
18th Jeroboam
914 BC
Abijam- 1st year began. His 3 years began in 18th yr. of Jeroboam (1st Kings 15:1)
535
19th
913 BC
2nd
536
20th Jeroboam
912 BC
Abijams' 3rd & final year. Then his son Asa became king in the 20th year of Jeroboam (his accession year,
( I Kings 15:9)
537
21st
911 BC
1st year of Asa's 41 year reign began.
(I Kings 15:9)
538
22nd & final year for King Jeroboam of Israel. Nadab his son reigned 2 years starting in 2nd year of Asa (I Kings 15:25)
1st year Nadab
910 BC
Asa's 2nd year
539 years of atonement
2nd & final year of Nadab. Nadab killed by Baasha He began his 24 year reign in 3rd year of Asa (I Kings 15:33).
1st year Baasha
909 BC
3rd year Asa
540
2nd year Baasha
908 BC
4th
541
3
907 BC
5th
542
4
906 BC
6th
543
5
905 BC
7th
544
6
904 BC
8th
545
7
903 BC
9th
546
8
902 BC
10th
547
9
901 BC
11th
548
10
900 BC
12th
549
11
899 BC
13th
550 years of atonement
12
898 BC
14th
551
13
897 BC
15th
552
14
896 BC
16th
553
15
895 BC
17th
554
16
894 BC
18th
555
17
893 BC
19th
556
18
892 BC
20th
557
18
891 BC
21st
558
20
890 BC
22nd
559
21
889 BC
23rd
560
22
888 BC
24th
561
23
887 BC
25th
562 years of atonement
24th & final yr of King Baasha.
Elah his son began to reign in the 26th year of Asa, King of Judah. (I Kings 16:8) He reigned 2 years.
1st year Elah
886 BC
Asa 26th year.
II Chron. 15:19 & 16:1 appear to be obvious copyist errors that should be correctly placed in the 25th and 26th respective years of King Asa, after ten years of rest following the reforms of Asa.
563
Elah killed by Zimri in 27th year of Asa (I Kings 16:10) Zimri reigned 7 days then he burned the house down upon himself (I Kings 16:18). Then both Omri & Tibni began to reign-in Israel. However Omri prevailed and began his solo reign over Israel in the 31st yr of Asa (I Kings 16:23).
885 BC
Asa 27th year
564
Omri & Tibne 2nd
884 BC
28th
565
Omri & Tibni 3rd
883 BC
29th
566
Omri & Tibni 4th
882 BC
30th
567 years of atonement
5th
Tibni died & Omri began his sole reign in the 31st year of Asa (1st Kings 16:23)
881 BC
Asa 31st year
568
6th year Omri
880 BC
32nd
569
7th
879 BC
33rd
570
8th
878 BC
34th
571
9th
877 BC
35th
572
10th
876 BC
36th
573
11th
875 BC
37th
574
12th & final year for Omri.
Omri died after reigning 12 years & Ahab his son began to reign in the 38th year of Asa. (I Kings 16:29). Ahab reigned 22 years.
1st year Ahab
874 BC
Asa's 38th year
575
2nd
873 BC
39th
576
3rd
872 BC
40th
577 years of atonement
4th year Ahab
871 BC
41st & final year for King Asa. He died & Jehoshaphat his son became king in the 4th year of Ahab. His accession year. (IKings 22:41)
578
5th
870 BC
1st year of King Jehoshaphat's 25 year reign
579
6th
869 BC
2nd
580
7th
868 BC
3rd
581
8th
867 BC
4th
582
9th
866 BC
5th
583 years of atonement
10th
865 BC
6th
584
11th
864 BC
7th
585
12th
863 BC
8th
586
13th
862 BC
9th
587
14th
861 BC
10th
588
15th
860 BC
11th
589
16th
859 BC
12th
590
17th
858 BC
13th
591
18th
857 BC
14th
592
19th
856 BC
15th
593
20th
855 BC
16th
594 years of atonement
21st year Ahab
854 BC
17th year of Jehoshaphat
This Tishri -Tishri year spanned from about Aug/Sept. of 854 BC- Aug/Sept 853 BC
595
Ahab's 22nd & final year.
Ahab died in battle & Ahaziah his son became King of Israel in the 17th year of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
(I Kings 22:51).
He reigned 2 years.
1st yr Ahaziah
853 BC
18th year King Jehoshaphat spanned from Aug/Sept. 853 BC - Aug/Sept 852 BC.
596 years of atonement
Ahaziah 2nd & final year. Another son of Ahab, named Joram began to reign in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat. This was the first of his 12 year reign.
852 BC
19th year of Jehoshaphat.
597

Joram's 2nd year

851 BC
20th
598
3rd
850 BC
21st
599
4th
849 BC
22nd
600
5th
848 BC
23rd-year of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat began to co-reign in Judah in the fifth year of Joram (II Kings8:16)
1st year Jehoram
601
6th
847 BC
24th year of Jehoshaphat & 2nd of Jehoram
602
7th
846 BC
25th & final year of Jehoshaphat & the 3rd year of King Jehoram
603
8th
845 BC
4th Jehoram
604
9th
844 BC
5th
605
10th
843 BC
6th
606
11th
842 BC
7th Jehoram
1st year Ahaziah, his accession year (II Kings 9:29)
607 years of atonementS
Joram's 12th and final year. He is killed by Jehu. Jehu was anointed king by a prophet sent from Elisha. Jehu destroys Baal worship in Israel. Jehu reigned 28 years.
(II Kings 10:36)
Jehu's accession year. Jehu's reforms likely included Tishri - Tishri dating for Israels' kings during the next four gentartions while his 4 sons reigned in Israel.
841 BC
8th & final year of King Jehoram. The death of Jehoram was preceded by the accession period of Ahaziah his son. His one year reign in the 12th year of Joram therefore began Aug/Sept this year but he already co-reigned with his father King Jehoram. Later this civil year Ahaziah was then killed by Jehu.
(II Kings 8:25)
608
King Jehu's 1st year (Tishri - Tishri dating next four generations of Israel's kings).
840 BC
1st year Queen Athaliah. She murdered all the royal hiers of David except the infant Joash.
609
King Jehu 2nd year
839 BC
2nd
610
3
838 BC
3rd
611
4
837 BC
4th
612
King Jehu's 5th year
836 BC
5th
613
6
835 BC
6th year of Queen Athaliah. She was murdered at the command of the high priest Jehoiada.
(II Kings 11:3,4)
This was Joash accession year.
614 years of atonement
King Jehu's 7th year
834 BC
Joash became king in 7th year of Jehu. He reigned 40 years.
(II Kings 12:1)
1st year King Joash
615
King Jehu's 8th year
833 BC
2nd year King Joash.
616
9
832 BC
3rd
617
10
831 BC
4th
618
11
830 BC
5th
619
King Jehu's 12th year
829 BC
King Joash 6th yer
620
13
828 BC
7th
621
14
827 BC
8th
622
King Jehu's 15th year
826 BC
9th
623
16
825 BC
King Joash 10th year
624
17
824 BC
11th
625
King Jehu's 18th year
823 BC
12th
626
19
822 BC
13th
627
20
821 BC
14th
628
21
820 BC
King Joash 15th year
629
King Jehu's 22nd year
819 BC
16th
630
23
818 BC
17th
631
24
817 BC
18th
632
King Jehu's 25th year
816 BC
19th
633
26
815 BC
King Joash 20th year
634
27
814 BC
21st
635 years of atonenent
28th & final year of King Jehu.
813 BC
22nd
636
Jehoahaz 1st year.
He began his reign in the 23rd year of King Joash of Judah (II Kings 13:1) He reigned 17 years.
812 BC
King Joash 23rd year
637
King Jehoahaz 2nd year
811 BC
24th
638
3rd
810 BC
25th
639
4th
809 BC
King Joash 26th year
640
5th
808 BC
27th
641
6th
807 BC
28th
642
King Jehoahaz 7th year
806 BC
29th
643
8th
805 BC
King Joash 30th year
644
9th
804 BC
31st
645
10th
803 BC
32nd
646
11th
802 BC
33rd
647
King Jehoahaz 12th year
801 BC
King Joash 34th year
648
13th
800 BC
35th
649
14th
799 BC
36th
650
King Jehoahaz 15th year.
His son Jehoash began to co-reign in the 37th year of King Joash (his accession year) He reigned 16 yrs. (II Kings 13:10)
798 BC
Joash 37th year
The 37th year of King Joash spanned from Aug/Sept 798 BC - Aug/Sept 797 BC
651 years of atonement
King Jehoahaz 16th year.
co-reign
King Jehoash 1st year
797 BC
38th year of King Joash.
652
King Jehoahaz 17th & final year.
co-reign
King Jehoash 2nd year
796 BC
39th year King Joash
Amaziah his son became king in the 2nd year of King Jehoash
This was the first of a two year co-reign with his father King Joash. (II Kings 14:1,2). Amaziah reigned 29 years.
1st year King Amaziah
653
King Jehoash 3rd year
1st year Jeroboam II
795 BC
40th and final year of King Joash.

2nd year King Amaziah
654
King Jehoash 4th year
2nd year Jeroboam II
794 BC
3rd year King Amaziah
655 years of atonenent
5th year King Jehoash
3rd year Jeroboam II
793 BC
4th year King Amaziah
656
6th year King Jehoash
4th year Jeroboam II
792 BC
5th year King Amaziah
His son Azariah began to co-reign this year. There is no synchronism for Azariah until the 27th year of Jeroboam II when he began his sole reign. According to that synchronism at II Kings 15:1, Azariah was 16 years old when he began to co-reign (this year) and he reigned 52 years.
1st year Azariah
657
7th year King Jehoash
5th year Jeroboam II
791 BC
6th year King Amaziah co-reign
2nd year Azariah
658
8th year King Jehoash
6th year Jeroboam II
790 BC
7th year King Amaziah co-reign
3rd year Azariah
659
9th year King Jehoash
7th year Jeroboam II
789 BC
8th King Amaziah co-reign
4th year Azariah
660
10th year King Jehoash
8th year Jeroboam II
788 BC
9th King Amaziah co-reign
5th year Azariah
661
11th year King Jehoash
co-reign
9th year Jeroboam II
787 BC
10th year King Amaziah co-reign
6th year Azariah
662
12th year King Jehoash
co-reign
10th year Jeroboam II
786 BC
11th year King Amaziah co-reign
7th year Azariah
663
13th year King Jehoash
co-reign
11th year Jeroboam II
785 BC
12th year King Amaziah co-reign
8th year Azariah
664
14th year Jehoash
co -reign
12th year Jeroboam II
784 BC
13th year King Amaziah co-reign
9th year Azariah
665

15th year of King Jehoash
co-reign
13th year Jeroboam II .

783 BC
14th yr King Amaziah co-reign
10th year Azariah
666 years of atonement
16th & final year King Jehoash
co-reign
14th year Jeroboam II
782 BC
15th year King Amaziah co-reign
11th year Azariah
667
15th year King Jeroboam II but his first year of sole reign over Israel.
781 BC
16th year King Amaziah co-reign
12th year Azariah
668
16th year King Jeroboam II
780 BC
17th year King Amaziah co-reign
13th year Azariah
669
17
779 BC
18th year King Amaziah co-reign
14th yearAzariah
670
18th year King Jeroboam II
778 BC
19th year King Amaziah co-reign co-reign
15th yearAmaziah
671
19
777 BC
20th year King Amaziah co-reign
16th yearAzariah
672
20
776 BC
21th year King Amaziah co-reign
17th year Azariah
673
21st year King Jeroboam II
775 BC
22st year King Amaziah co-reign
18th year Azariah
674
22
774 BC
23nd year King Amaziah co-reign
19th year Azariah
675
23
773 BC
24rd year King Amaziah co-reign
20th year Azariah
676
24th year King Jeorobam II
772 BC
25th year King Amaziah co-reign
21st year Azariah
677
25th
771 BC
26th year King Amaziah co-reign
22nd year Azariah
678
26th
770 BC
27th year King Amaziah co-reign
23rd year Azariah
679
27th year King Jeroboam II ( Tishri dating for this year puts the end of Jeroboam's 27th year at Aug/Sept. of 768 BC).
769 BC
28th year King Amaziah co-reign
24th year Azariah
680
28th year King Jeroboam II
768 BC
29th & final year year of King Amaziah co-reign with Azariah
25th year Azariah. Azariah began sole reign this Tishri year.
681 years of atonement
29
767 BC
26th year King Azariah
682
30
766 BC
27th year King Azariah
683
31
765 BC
28
684
32
764 BC
29
685
33rd year King Jeroboam II
763 BC
30th year King Azariah
686
34
762 BC
31
687
35
761 BC
32
688
36th year King Jeorboam II
760 BC
33rd year King Azariah
689
37
759 BC
34
690
38
758 BC
35
691
39th year King Jeroboam II
757 BC
36th year King Azariah
692
40
756 BC
37
693
41st & final year of King Jeroboam II
Upon the death of Jeroboam II, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam II began his 6 month reign in the 38th year of Azariah (II Kings 15:8). His 6 month reign therefore began sometime between August 755 BC - August 754 BC.The evidence suggest he was killed in the later half of that Tishri year. Zechariah was killed by Shallum in front of the people and Shallum reigned in his place.
755 BC
38th year King Azariah
His 38th year spanned from Aug/Sept. 755 BC-Aug/Sept 754 BC
694
However Shallum's one month riegn began sometime after Aug/Sept. in the 39th year of Azariah (II King 15:13). But Shallum was killed by Menahem in this same 39th year of Azariah and he reigned 10 years. Mehahem's reign likely began about Nisan 753 BC. Menahem reigned ten years.
754 BC
39th yr King Azariah
His 39th year spanned from Aug/Sept. 754 BC-Aug/Sept 753 BC
695
According to Edwin Thiele there was a schism in the northern kingdom around this time and Mehahem ruled from Samaria and Pekah set up a rival reign in Gilead. (Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, p.120). After the death of Menahem and his son Pekahiah, then Pekah a general in his army ruled Samaria. However that synchronism for Pekah tells us his sole reign began in the 52nd year of Azariah. But another synchronism says Jotham began to reign in the second year of Pekah (II Kings 15:32). Pekah began his reign in 751 BC. It is also possible that the Hebrew civil year used for the reigns of Kings and begun under the reforms of Jehu were still in effect and remained so until Israel was carried away captive.
1st year King Menahem
753 BC
40th year of King Azariah
40th year spanned Aug/Sept 753 BC-Aug/Sept 752 BC.
696 years of atonement
2nd year King Menahem
752 BC

41st year King Azariah.

697
3rd year King Menahem
1st year Pekah
751 BC
42nd year King Azariah
Jothams's accession year
698
4th year King Menahem
2nd year of Pekah
750 BC
Jotham's 1st year
It was likely sometime during the previous Hebrew civil year, Jotham's accession year, when King Azariah entered the temple in Jerusalem and began to unlawfully burn incense on the altar of incense in the temple. God struck him with leprosy and he lived confined as a leper in a separate house and Jotham succedded him as king.
Jotham began to reign in the 2nd year of Pekah (II King 15:32).
43rd year King Azariah
699
5th year King Menahem
3rd year Pekah
749 BC
2nd year Jotham
44th year King Azariah
700 years of atonement
6th year King Menahem
4th year Pekah
748 BC
3rd year of King Jotham
45th year Azariah
701
7th year King Menahem
5th year Pekah
747 BC
4th year King Jotham
46th year Azariah
702
8th year King Menahem
6th year Pekah
746 BC
5th year King Jotham
47th year Azariah
703
9th year King Menahem
7th year Pekah
745 BC
6th year King Jotham
48th year Azariah
704
10th & final year for King Menahem.
According to Josephus it was likely in this final year of his reign (probably early in 743 ) when Menahem paid 1,000 talents of silver tribute to Tiglath Pileser III. He was only able to do this by taxing the rich of the land 50 drachme apiece. After this he died and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. This was his accession year.
8th year Pekah
744 BC
7th year King Jotham
49th year Azariah
705 years of atonement
1st year of King Pekahiah. He was the son of Menahem and he began to reign in the 50th year of Azariah (II Kings 15:23).
9th year Pekah
743 BC
8th year King Jotham
50th year Azariah
706
2nd & final year of Pekahiah. He was killed in the citadel of the Royal Palace in Samaria by Pekah, one of his chief officers and fifty men of Gilead (II Kings 15:25).
10th year Pekah
742 BC

9th year King Jotham
51st year Azariah.

707
Pekah began his sole reign over Israel in Samaria in the 52nd year of Azariah (II Kings 15:27).
However this was now 11 years into his 20 year total reign in Gilead, however it now expanded to all Samaria.
11th year King Pekah
741 BC
10th year King Jotham
52nd & final year ofAzariah
This civil year spanned Aug/Sept. 741 BC - Aug/Sept. 740 BC.
708
12th year King Pekah
740 BC
11th year King Jotham
709
13th year King Pekah
739 BC
12th year King Jotham
710
14th year King Pekah
738 BC
13th year King Jotham
711
15th year King Pekah
737 BC
14th year King Jotham.
712 years of atonement
16th year King Pekah
736 BC
15th year King Jotham
713
17th year King Pekah
735 BC
16th & final year King Jotham
The final three years (years 17-19) of Jotham were subservient to his son King Ahaz. In the 17th year of Pekah, Ahaz began to reign (II Kings 16:1). This was Ahaz's accession year.
714
18th year King Pekah
734 BC
1st year King Ahaz
17th year Jotham
715
19th year of King Pekah. He was assassinated in the 20th year of Jotham by Hoshea (II Kings 15:30).Three of Israels' northern tribes were taken into captivity in the following year by Tiglath Pilesar III. He removed them to Assyria.
(I Chronicles 5:26), (II King 15:29).
733 BC
2nd year King Ahaz
18th year Jotham

113th uncounted year.
This year started a 217 year
period of consecutive years either Israel or Judah was in captivity. This happened following the military campaign of Tiglath Pileser III in 732 BC when he took people of the northern tribes into captivity beginning this year, (II Kings 15:29).

20th year of King Pekah. He was assassinated in the 20th year of Jotham by Hoshea (II Kings 15:30). Three of Israels' northern tribes were taken into captivity this year when Tiglath Pilesar III removed them to Assyria. Although this was the 19th year of Johtam's reign it was his 20th overall when his accession year is also counted.
(I Chronicles 5:26), (II King 15:29)..

732 BC
After Tiglath Pileser took captive some
of the peoples from northern Israel this year marked the start of 217
consecutive years of captivity that God does not count in His alendar of redemption!

3rd year King Ahaz
The coalition of Pekah and Rezin could not defeat Ahaz in Jerusalem this year (II Kings 16:5). Ahaz sent gold and silver to Tiglath Pileser III with the message "I am your servant and son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syrian and the King of Israel who rise up against me."
19th & final year Jotham
Although this was Jotham's nineteenth year of reign it was his 20th overall when his accession year is counted. It was in this twentieth year of Jotham when Hoshea led a conspiracy against Pekah and reigned in his place. This 20th year of Jotham extended from late August 732 BC - mid August 731 BC.
114
In a conspiracy Pekah was killed by Hoshea sometime before the start of the seventh month (Tishri) when Jotham's over-all 20th year would have ended (before August 731 BC).. Tiglath Pileser boasted about making Hoshea king upon removing the northern tribes. It is believed that Tiglath Pileser III appointed Hoshea as king ( James B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, 3rd ed.; Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969, 284). Thus began the reign of Israel's final king, Hoshea, (II Kings 15:30). This was his accession year.
731 BC
4th year King Ahaz
115

1st year King Hoshea
730 BC
5th year King Ahaz
116
2nd year of King Hoshea
729 BC
6th year King Ahaz
117th uncounted year
3rd year King Hoshea
728 BC
7th year King Ahaz

Crown Prince Hezekiah began his accession year. He must have been about 14 years old this year. This happened in the third year of Hoshea (II Kings 18:1). In chapter 18 we are also told Hezekiah was 25 years old when he began to reign. Undoubtedly that reference must be to his age when his sole reign began over Judah after the 16th and final year of his father, King Ahaz. Ahaz began to reign when he was 20 years old. This was now the seventh year of his reign. Ahaz, his father must have been only 14 years old when he fathered Hezekiah. This was certainly a possibility considering the social mores of that ancient era.
. (II Kings 18:1)
118
4th year King Hoshea
727 BC

8th year King Ahaz
1st year crown prince Hezekiah

119
5th year King Hoshea
726 BC
9th year King Ahaz
2nd year crown prince Hezekiah
120
6th year King Hoshea.
725 BC

 

10th year King Ahaz
3rd year of crown prince Hezekiah.
(II Kings 18:9)

121 uncounted years
7th year King Hoshea
Samaria was besieged for three year by Shalmaneser beginning this year. Hoshea was likely imprisoned this year for a period of time (II Kings 17:4) .
724 BC

11th year King Ahaz
4th year of crown prince Hezekiah of Hoshea (II Kings 18:9).
122
8th year of King Hoshea.
Samaria was taken captive by King Shalmaneser. Many of the people resettled in Israel were foreigners imported by the Assyrians (II Kings 18:10).
723 BC
12th year King Ahaz
5th year of crown prince Hezekiah was seventh year of Hoshea (II Kings 18:9).
123
9th year King Hoshea
Shalmaneser besieged Samaria for three years and it was finally taken captive this year. The Biblical text states; "Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, King of Israel, that Shalmaneser King of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it. And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah , that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel , Samaria was taken."
Samaria and its' king was removed this year but it appears Hoshea after being imprisoned for a short period of time was re-established as King over a de-populated nation in this year.
722 BC
13th year King Ahaz was from Aug/Sept 722 BC - Aug/Sept 721 BC.
6th year of crown prince Hezekiah.
124th uncounted year
Assyrian captivity of Israel was completed by 721 BC. Hoshea was now king over a depopulated nation that was resettled with foreigners.from many different nations.
After being imprisoned for a short period of time Hoshea must have been restored to the throne in the 12th year of Ahaz, 723/722 BC (II Kings 17:1), (II King 18:10).
721 BC
14th year King Ahaz
7th year of crown prince Hezekiah
By the year 722/721 BC the captivity of Israel by Assyria was finally accomplished. From the year 732 BC until 515 BC when the New Jerusalem temple was finished, either Israel and then Judah was in captivity for a total of 217 consecutive years. Adding Israel's uncounted Exodus year to the 111 uncounted years during the period of the Judges totals 112 years. When the 112 years are then added to the 217 consecutive years it totals 329 uncounted years. God does not count these 329 years in His calendar of redemption. It could be said that the new Jerusalem temple figuratively speaking represented the New Covenant mentioned in Jeremiah chapter 31.
125
720 BC
15th year King Ahaz
8th year of crown prince Hezekiah
126
719 BC
16th and final year of King Ahaz
9th year of Crown Prince Hezekiah (his accession year)
127
718 BC
1st year of sole reign for King Hezekiah (Now 25 years old) His sole reign began on Tishri 1 in 718 BC (Sept. 15).
King Hezekiah re-opens and repairs the temple closed by his father, Ahaz. He did this in the first month of his first year (Feb/March in 719 or 718 BC).
128
717 BC
2nd year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
11th year overall for Crown Prince Hezekiah
129 uncounted years
716 BC
3rd year of sole reign for King Hezekiah began.
He also helped restore the priesthood and sacrificial services of the Levites. It was also during this year in the second month after perparations were made that the Passover was kept in Jerusalem (Thur/Friday April 12/13). A proclaimation was sent throughout Israel from Beersheba to Dan that they should come to Jerusalem, since they had not kept it for a long time in the prescribed manner.
12th year overall
130
715 BC
4th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
13th year overall
131
714 BC
5th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
14th year overall
132
713 BC
6th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
15th year overall
133
712 BC
7th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
16th year overall
134
711 BC
8th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
17th year overall
135 uncounted years
710 BC
9th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
18th year overall
136
709 BC
10th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
19th year overall
137
708 BC
11th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
20th year overall
138
707 BC
12th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
21st year overall
139
706 BC
13th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
22nd year overall
140 uncounted years
705 BC
14th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
When Isaiah answered Hezekiah's prayer to God it included a prophetic "sign."
2 Kings 19:29 (NKJV)
23rd year overall
141
704 BC
15th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
2 Kings 19:29 (NKJV) 
29 "'This shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, And in the second year what springs from the same; Also in the third year sow and reap, Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them." The sixth year of the seven year Sabbath Year Luna cycle ended on Nisan 9 in 705 BC. In the harvest of the sixth year God provided a bumper crop because the land was to rest in the seventh year. This means Hezekiah would have food enough for the next three years when he was threatened by Sennacherib. 
24th year overall
142
703 BC

16th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
Sennacherib came against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah. Then Sennacherib assessed Hezekiah 300 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold. Hezekiah had to strip all the gold found in the House of the Lord and in the Kings treasuries in order to appease the King of Assyria.
The 15th year of Hezekiah did not begin until Sept. in 703 BC. Prior to Sept. the King of Assyria sent one of his commanders with a message stating a great army would soon sieze Jerusalem. It was still in the fourteenth year beginning in 703 BC when King Hezekiah trusted in the word of God spoken by Isaiah the prophet regarding Jerusalem when threatened by Sennacherib. The Angel of the LORD killed 185,000 Assyrian soilders in one night.
25th year overall

143 uncounted years
702 BC
17th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
It was probably sometime within this civil year that Sennacherib's 185,000 troops were killed by the Angel of the Lord (702/701 BC).
26th year overall
144
701 BC
18th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
27th year overall
145
700 BC
19th year of sole reign for King Hezekiah
28th year overall
146 uncounted years
699 BC
29th & final year King Hezekiah (20th year of sole reign)
Manasseh the son of Hezekiah began his accession this year.
Menasseh was 12 years old when he became king and he reigned 55 years (II Kings 21:1).
147
698 BC
1st year of King Manassehs' reign.
148
697 BC
2
149
696 BC
3
150
695 BC
4
151
694 BC
5
152
693 BC
6
153 uncounted years
692 BC
7
154
691 BC
8
155
690 BC
9
156
689 BC
10th year of Manasseh's reign
157
688 BC
11
158
687 BC
12
159
686 BC
13
160 uncounted years
685 BC
14
161
684 BC
15
162
683 BC
16
163
682 BC
17
164
681 BC
18
165
680 BC
19
166
679 BC
20th year of Manasseh's reign
167
678 BC
21
168 uncounted years
677 BC
22
169
676 BC
23
170
675 BC
24
171
674 BC
25
172
673 BC
26
173
672 BC
27
174
671 BC
28
175 uncounted years
670 BC
29
176
669 BC
30th year of Manasseh's reign
177
668 BC
31
178
667 BC
32
179
666 BC
33
180
665 BC
34
181
664 BC
35
182 uncounted years
663 BC
36
183
662 BC
37
184
661 BC
38
185
660 BC
39
186
659 BC
40th year of Manasseh's reign
187
658 BC
41
188 uncounted years
657 BC
42
189
656 BC
43
190
655 BC
44
191
654 BC
45
192
653 BC
46
193
652 BC
47
194
651 BC
48
195 uncounted years
650 BC
49
196
649 BC
50th year of Manasseh's reign
197
648 BC
51
198
647 BC
52
199
646 BC
53
200
645 BC
54
201 uncounted years
644 BC
55th & final year of King Manasseh
His son Amon begins his accession this year.
202
643 BC
1st year King Amon
203
642 BC
2nd & final year of King Amon
King Amon was assassinated then his 8 year old son Josiah was made king after his death (his accession year).
204
641 BC
1st year King Josiah-He reigned 31 years (II Kings 22:1).
205
640 BC
2nd year King Josiah
206
639 BC
3
207
638 BC
4
208
637 BC
5
209
636 BC
6
210 uncounted years
635 BC
7
211
634 BC
8th year of King Josiah
212
633 BC
9
213
632 BC
10
214
631 BC
11
215
630 BC
12
216
629 BC
13th year of King Josiah
It spanned from Aug/Sept 629 BC - Aug/Sept 628 BC
217
628 BC
Jeremiah the prophet began his ministry in the 13th year of King Josiah's reign, however, his ministry likely began sometime during the latter part of this civil year ending in 628 BC.
14th
218
627 BC
15th
219
626 BC
16th
220 uncounted years
625 BC
17th yer of King Josiah
King Nabopolassar begins his 25 year reign in Babylon this year
221
624 BC
18th year of King Josiah. It was during this year that King Josiah made a new covenant before God with the people of Jerusalem and Judah. This happened after the Book of the Law was found in the temple. There was a great revival of truth and purging of idolitry throughout the land and later in that same 18th year they celebrated a great Passover celebation such as had not been celebrated since the time of the Judges. The Passover mentioned in Josiah's 18th year took place on March 7th (Nisan 14) in 623 BC.
Ezekiel's chapter four symbolic siege enactment against Jerusalem portrays the day/year principle of judgement against the sins of Judah and Israel. The reason for the disproportionate allotment (40 days for Judah vs 390 days for Israel) was because of the new covenant King Josiah enacted this very year. Forty Luna years measured from Nisan 1 in 624 BC brings one to Shevat 30 in 586 BC (Dec. 26th in the 19th year of Nebuchadnezzar). Whereas 390 Luna years measured from the year Solomon's temple was completed (961 BC) brings one to Feb./ March in 582 BC, the 23rd year of Nebuchadnezzar. This was the last year of known deportations from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, (Jeremiah 52:30).
222
623 BC
19
223
622 BC
20
224
621 BC
21
225
620 BC
22
226
619 BC
23
227 uncounted years
618 BC
24th year of King Josiah
228
617 BC
25
229
616 BC
26
230
615 BC
27
231
614 BC
28
232
613 BC
29
233
612 BC
30
234 uncounted years
611 BC
31st & final year of King Josiah. The 31st year of Josiah spanned from Aug/Sept 611 BC- Aug/Sept 610 BC. He was likely killed about /May in 610 BC when Pharaoh Neco made his first of two advances north to assist the King of Assyria against the Babylonians. According to Babylonian chronicle 21901 in the British Museum, Pharaoh Neco depated Egypt this year, in the 16th year of Nabopolassar (610 BC) to help the King of Assyria. However, King Josiah tried to delay his march north but an archer from Necos' army shot an arrow that wounded and killed King Josiah. According to Josephus, at this point Josiah commanded a retreat and a battle never ensued between Neco and Josiah. But Josiah died as a result of his injuries and the people of Judah put Jehoahaz the son of Josiah on the throne of Judah. Jehoahaz reign began on Tishri 1 in 610 BC and he reigned only 3 months before he was removed by Pharaoh Neco when Neco was returning to Egypt.
235 uncounted years
610 BC
Jehoahaz reigned for 3 months beginning on Tishri1 this year.
Pharaoh Neco stoped in Jerusalem on his way back to Egypt after a failed expedition to help the King of Assyria. He deposed King Jehoahaz and fined him 100 talents of silver and one talent of Gold (this amount of silver was the same used for the 100 silver sockets that were used as a foundation for Moses wilderness tabernacle). Likewise the seven branched gold lampstand that provided light within the tabernacle was made of one talent of gold. Neco then retruned to Egypt to strengthen his army and and upon strengthening his army he returned to Jerusalem to collect the assessed fine but Jehoahaz did not pay so Neco removed him as king and set his brother Eliakim as the new King of Judah. Eliakim became Jehoiakim and his long accession year began in November of 610 BC. This was Jehoiakims' accession year. The first year of his reign began on Tishri 1 in 609 BC (Aug. 12th).
236
609 BC
1st year King Jehoiakim
237
608 BC
2nd year King Jehoiakim
238
607 BC
3rd year of King Jehoiakim
It was in this civil year (probably 606 BC) that King Nebuchadnezz first besieged Jerusalem. According to the Babylonian chronicles this was the year when Nebuchadnezzar began to wear the crown and he is refered to as the crown prince. Therefore the title of King before he actually became king should be understood such as in Daniel 1:1 where Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem.
239
606 BC
4th year of King Jerhoikim spanned from Aug/Sept 606 BC - Aug/Sept 605 BC. In the fourth year of King Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar soundly defeated Pharaoh Neco at the battle of Carchemish. Neco lost all the land between Egypt and Syria to Nebuchadnezzar. This happened about May/June of 605 BC.
240 uncounted years
605 BC
5th year King Jehoiakim
This was also the 1st year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar from the Hebrew calendar perspective. After defeating the Egyptians and learning about the death of his father, Nebuchadnezzar crossed the desert in 21 days and began his reign on Elul 1 in 605 BC. Therefore according to the Hebrew method his actual reign began next month on Tishri 1 this year. He had a one month accession period upon the death of his father Nabopolassar.
Nebuchadnezzar instructed Ashpenaz to bring back some of the kings descendants and nobles of Judah and this likely happend in 605 BC.
1st year of reign for King Nebuchadnezzar
241
604 BC
6th year King Jehoiakim
2nd Nebuchadnezzar
242
603 BC
7th year King Jehoiakim
3rd Nebuchadnezzar
According to the writings of Josephus, this was likely Jehoiakims 8th year because his accession year is also counted. It was in this year when King Nebuchadnezzar began to collect money from Judah for three years (II Kings 24:1, Antiquities book 10 chapter 6 section 1).
243
602 BC
8th year King Jehoiakim
4th Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar made war against Egypt this year (601 BC). Jehoiakim had hoped for an Egyptian victory but both sides suffered heavy losses.
244
601 BC
9th year King Jehoiakim
5th year Nebuchadnezzar
The battle between Nebuchadnezzar and Egypt took place this year but the Babylonian chronicle doesn't specify exactly when this took place. Both Egypt and Babylon suffered heavy losses. King Jehoiakim rebelled this year (600 BC) and did not pay Judahs' assessed annual fine.
245 uncounted years
600 BC
10th year King Jehoiakim
6th year Nebuchadnezzar
After suffering heavy losses Nebuchadnezzar stayed in Babylon this year to refit his army.
246
599 BC
11th & final year of King Jehoiakim.
7th year Nebuchadnezzar (Hebrew reckoning, Tishri-Tishri)
King Jehoiakim was killed outside the walls of Jerusalem about Nov/Dec this year. His son Jehoiachin began his long accession period. According to the Babylonian chronicles this was the 6th year of Nebuchadnezzar (Babylonian reckoning).. He dispatched his army from 'Hattu" in the month of Kislev. Undoubtedly he dispatched a sizable group to Jerusalem this year. It is my strong personal opinion the daily sacrifice was abolished this very year. In this 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar there were 3023 people removed from Jerusalem, (Jeremiah 52:28). The writings of Josephus give more details telling us the king and principle men of the city were slain along with the captivity of 3023 chief people. Without the Levites the daily sacrifice came to an end this year. This was the first time it happened in Jerusalem. The addendum near the end of Daniel chapter twelve states: "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1335 days. By measuring 1,290 days (years) from 599 BC brings one to the year 692 AD. This was the very year the Dome of the Rock was dedicated in Jerusalem. It has an inscription marking its' completion in the year 691/692 AD. This is undoubtedly the abomination of desolation spoken about in Matthew chpater 24. Adding the additional 1335 days (years) brings the calculation to the year 2027 AD exactly 2,000 solar years from the year Jesus was baptised and began His ministry. From the wording at the end of Daniel chapter 12 it states; "blessed is the one who waits, and come to the one thousand three hundred and thrty-five days". In other words most or all tribulation will cease from this point forward (2027 AD), and the millenial reign of peace will begin.
247
598 BC
King Jehoiachin began his 3 month reign on August 13th, 598 BC. His accession period of 9 months began Nov/Dec, 599 BC, upon the death of his father King Jehoiakim, whos dead boby was cast outside to the heat by day and the frost at night against the walls of Jerusalem in Nov/Dec of 599 BC, (Jeremiah 36:30). According to the writings of Josephus, Nebuchadnezzar regretted making Jehoiachin king so he returned to Jerusalem the following year. Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city but Jehoiachin and some of the royalty surrended outside the walls of Jerusalem in the middle of November 598 BC. However many others remained inside the city until the 2nd day of Adar (Jan. 9th, 597 BC) when the city was finally captured and a king was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (King Zedekiah). Zedekiah's 7 month accession period began .
248 uncounted years
597 BC
1st year King Zedekiah
At the beginning of this year (Nisan), the King of Babylon carried away to Babylon many of the treasures from the temple and 10,000 prominant people of Jerusalem, only the poorest people remained. They likely departed Jerusalem on the 10th day of the first month (Nisan). Ezekiel makes a reference to what may have been the anniversary day of the day they departed Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40:1).That departure day (Nisan 10) would have been February 15th in 597 BC. Zedekiah began a seven month accession period until Tishri 1 when his 11 year reign began on August 30 in 597 BC (a leap year).
249
596 BC
2nd year Zedekiah
250
595 BC
3rd year Zedekiah
251
594 BC
4
252
593 BC
5
253
592 BC
6
254
591 BC
7
255
590 BC
8
256
589 BC
9th year Zedekiah began on Sept 1st
4  Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month (Dec. 9th), that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. 5  So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6  By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. 7  Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled and went out of the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were near the city all around. And they went by way of the plain. (Jeremiah 52: 4-7, NKJV).
257
588 BC
10th year Zedekiah
Jerusalem was under seige this entire year.
258
587 BC
11th & final year of King Zedekiah began on Tishri 1 in 587 BC (Sept. 10th), the exact same time Nebuchadnezzar began his 19th biblical year.
According to the new Elijah calendar (not yet posted) the new civil year began on Sept. 10th in 587 BC and ended on August 30th in 586 BC.
259 uncounted years
586 BC
Zedekiah taken captive to Babylon after he fled Jerusalem in May of 586 BC in what was still his 11th and final year.
2 Kings 25:8-10 (NKJV) 8.And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 He burned the House of the Lord and the King's house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great he burned with fire. 10  And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.

260
585 BC
21st year of Nebuchadnezzar
Gedeliah made Governor over the land but he was murdered at Mizhap in the month of Tishri (II Kings 25:25:).
261
584 BC
22nd year of Nebuchadnezzar
262
583 BC
This year was the final deportation from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. It happened in the 23rd year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52:30).
263
582 BC
24th year of Nubuchadnezzar
264
581 BC
25
265
580 BC
26
266 uncounted years
579 BC
27
267
578 BC
28
268
577 BC
29
269
576 BC
30th year of Nebuchadnezzar
270
575 BC
31
271
574 BC
32
272
573 BC
33
273
572 BC
34
274
571 BC
35
275 uncounted years
570 BC
36th year of Nebuchadnezzar
276
569 BC
37
277
568 BC
38
278
567 BC
39
279
566 BC
40
280
565 BC
41
281
564 BC
42
282
563 BC
43rd and final year of King Nebuchadnezzar. He likely died in 562 BC.
283
562 BC
1st year of King Evil Merodach son of Nebuchadnezzar
284
561 BC

2nd & final year of King Evil Merodach
It was in the year 561/560 BC when Evil-Merodach freed King Jehoiachin from prison after 37 years.

285 uncounted years
560 BC
Jehoiachin was released from prison in February of 560 BC (II Kings 25:27).
Neriglissar murdered his brother in law King Merodach and became king this year.
1st year Neriglissar
286
559 BC
2nd year Neriglissar
287
558 BC
3rd year Neriglissar
288
557 BC
4th year Neriglissar
289
556 BC
1st year Nabonidus began to reign in Babylon
290
555 BC
2nd year Nabonidus
291
554 BC
3rd year Nabonidus
292
553 BC
4th year Nabonidus
Belshazzar, son of Nobonidus began to co-reign this year.
293 uncounted years
552 BC
5th year Nabonidus
2nd year Belshazzar
294
551 BC
6th year Nabonidus
3rd year Belshazzar
295
550 BC
7th year Nabonidus
4th year Belshazzar
296
549 BC
8th year Nabonidus
5th year Belshazzar
297
548 BC
9th year Nabonidus
6th year Belshazzar
298
547 BC
10 thyear Nabonidus
7th year Belshazzar
299
546 BC
11th year Nabonidus
8th year Belshazzar
300 uncounted years
545 BC
12th year Nabonidus
9th year Belshazzar
301
544 BC
13th year Nabonidus
10th year Belshazzar
302
543 BC
14th year Nabonidus
11th year Belshazzar
303
542 BC
15th year Nabonidus
12th year Belshazzar
304
541 BC
16th year Nabonidus
23th year Belshazzar
305
540 BC
17th year Nabonidus
14th year Belshazzar
306 uncounted years
539 BC
18th & final year Nabonidus
15th & final year Belshazzar
Darius the Mede takes Babylon and kills Belshazzar in October this year. Cyrus appoints Darius as the new King of Babylon (his accession period). This was well after the start of the Hebrew civil year calendar this year in 539 BC.
307
538 BC
1st year of Darius reign over Babylon began at the new year festival in the springtime (same as Cyrus).
308
537 BC
2nd year Darius - 2nd year Cyrus
309
536 BC
3rd year of King Cyrus
310
535 BC
4th year King Cyrus
311
534 BC
5th year King Cyrus
312
533 BC
6th year King Cyrus
313
532 BC
7th year King Cyrus
314
531 BC
8th year of King Cyrus
315
530 BC
9th & final year of King Cyrus
316 uncounted years
529 BC
Cambyses II, son of Cyrus began to rule as King of Persia
1st year Cambyses II, King of Persia
317
528 BC
2nd year Cambyses II
318
527 BC
3rd year of Cambyses II
319
526 BC
4th year of Cambyses II
320
525 BC
5th year Cambyses II
321
524 BC
6th year Cambyses II
322
523 BC
7th year Cambyses II
323
522 BC
8th & final year of King Cambyses II
After his death in March of 522 BC someone posing as the brother of Cambyses II usruped his throne and reigned for about 7 months until Darius I and six others returned from an expedition then murdered the supposed imposter in late September of 522 BC (this happened after the srart of the Hebrew civil year in 522 BC). Therefore 522 BC is the accession year of King Darius according to the method of Hebrew reckoning time.
324 uncounted years
521 BC

1st year of the reign of King Darius I
after a coup d'e-tat sometime about September in 522 BC, Darius killed Smerdis and began his reign in 521 BC.
The date given in the book of Haggai when construction was restarted on the Temple was on the 24th day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius (August 14th in 520 BC).

325
520 BC
2nd year of King Darius I
326
519 BC
3rd year of King Darius I
327
518 BC
4th year of King Darius I
328
517 BC
5th year of King Darius I
329th & final year of captivity.
516 BC/515 BC

6th year of King Darius I
This year marked the 217th consecutive but 329th total years that either Israel or Judah was in captivity. In the last month of the religious calendar year, the temple was completed at Jerusalem. The temple was finished on Adar 3, in 515 BC, Tuesday, February 2nd. It was finished in the 6th year of the reign of King Darius (Ezra 6:15). This allowed a 40 day period for the dedication and santification of the Levites for the New Temple services. The first Passover in the New Temple began on Sunday eve March 14th in 515 BC at sunset (Nisan 14). The new Jerusalem temple represented the New Covenant as dictated in Jeremiah 31:31.


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