CHRONOLOGY OF THE JUDGESTHIRD PERIODFROM THE PASSOVER NIGHT TO THE SETTING OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEMPLE.EMBRACES 480 YEARS. | ||||
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| 2389 | The Exodus. End of 430 years after promise to Abraham to Passover Start of 480 of 1 Kings 6:1 Children of Israel come out of Egypt in the fourth generation, or 170 years. | 0 | 1KI 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. Gen. 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. |
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| The spies with the exception of Joshua and Caleb, give an evil report | 0 | Num. 14:37,38 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. | ||
| 2429 | Moses dies, aged 120; Sojourn in the wilderness ends: Joshua succeeds him, being 80 years old: he invades Canaan at harvest time on the 10th of the first month. End of 400 years of Sojourning | 40 | DEU 34:7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. JOS 3:15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) JOS 4:19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. Jos 14:7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
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| 2429 | The people circumcised and keep the Passover in the plains of Jericho; the supply of manna stopped two days after. | 0 | Josh. 5:2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. Josh. 5:12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. |
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| 2429 | The Angel-prince of Yahweh's host appears armed to Joshua | 0 | Josh. 5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? | |
| 2429 | Seven priestly trumpeters compass Jericho once a day for six days, followed by the ark of the Covenant; but on the seventh day seven times; and at the seventh time the people shouted, and the wall of the city fell | 0 | JOS 6:20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. | |
| Joshua's Victory at Ai & Bethel, following a defeat due to the rebelliousness of Achan | Jos 8:17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. | |||
| Gibeon (the Amorites) comes making peace, their cities also being Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim | Jos 9:17-18 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. | |||
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Adonijah, king of Jerusalem enlists Eglon, Jarmoth, Lachish and Hebron to attack Gebeon for making peace. Joshua destroys this alliance at Bethhoron to Azeka and Makkedah | |||
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Joshua then conquers Makkedah, Lachish, and Libna |
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Horam king of Gezer comes to help Lachish and is defeated along with Gezar |
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Joshua moves on to conquer Eglon, Jezer and Hebron |
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| Joshua then fights from Kadeshbarnea to Gaza, from Gebeon to Goshen, and then returns to Gilgal | ||||
| 2434 | Joshua destroys Hazor, concluding the conquest of the Land | 5 | JOS 11:10-13 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. | 1450 |
| The land of Canaan has rest from war five years after the passage of Jordan: Caleb 85 yrs. | 0 | JOS 14:10 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.JOS 14:15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. | ||
| 2458 | Joshua dies, aged 110, and is succeeded by other judges | 24 | Judges 2:8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. | 1426 |
| Period of the Elders who outlived Joshua, Period of Rebellion, (Included in Othniel's Judgeship) | 0 | Judges 2:17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. | ||
| Cushan-ridshathaim conquest of 8 years (Included in Othniel's judgeship) | 0 | Judges 3:8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. | ||
| Start of Othniel Judging Israel 40 yrs. | 0 | Judges 3:11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. | ||
| 2498 | Othniel dies after 40 years. Start of Eglon of Moab captivity of 18 yrs (Included in Ehud's Judgeship) | 40 | Judges 3:14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. | 1386 |
| Beginning of Ehud & Shamgar rest of 80 yrs | 0 | Judges 3:30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. | ||
| 2578 | End of Ehud & Shamgar, Jaban of Canaan captivity 20 yrs (Included in Deborah and Barak's judgeship.) | 80 | Judges 4:2-3 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. | 1306 |
| Deborah and Barak begins judgship | 0 | Judges 5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. | ||
| 2618 | End of Deborah and Barak, Captivity to Midian 7 yrs (Included in Judgeship of Gideon) | 40 | Judges 6:1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. | 1266 |
| Begin Gideon's judgship of 40 yrs | 0 | Judges 8:28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. | ||
| 2658 | End of Gideon's judgship begin Abimelech judges 3 yrs | 40 | Judges 9:22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, | 1226 |
| 2661 | End of Abimelech judgship, beginning of Tola judges 23 yrs | 3 | Judges 10:1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. | 1223 |
| 2684 | End of Tola's judgship, start of Jair judges Israel 22 yrs | 23 | Judges 10:3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. | 1200 |
| 2706 | End of Jair's judgship. Philistine Invasion of 18 yrs (Included in the Judgeships of Jephthah, Ibzan, and Elon | 22 | Judges 10:8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. | 1178 |
| Jepthah begins judging Israel 6 yrs | 0 | Judges 12:7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. | ||
| 2712 | End of Jephthah, Start of Ibzan judging Israel 7 yrs | 6 | Judges 12:8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. | 1172 |
| Eli begins Judges Israel 40 years: Eli's judgship refers to his rule as High Priest, not as civil judge and is not of the Judges | 0 | 1 Sam. 4:18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. | ||
| 2713 | Birth of Samuel | 1 | Josephus, the dates of Samuel cannot be considered as set in stone. Nor are they fundamental to the accuracy of this Chronology. We chose the first year of Eli as the year Samuel was born because John Thomas did, claiming that Josephus supports this (though I can't find that in Josephus-probably a testament to my limitations) and and because this age does appear to fit all other events in the life of Samuel well. | 1171 |
| 2719 | End of Ibzan's judging Israel 7 years, start of Elon Judging Israel 10 yrs | 6 | Judges 12:1 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. | 1165 |
| 2729 | End of Elon's judgship, start of Abdon Judging Israel 8 yrs | 10 | Judges 12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. | 1155 |
| 2730 | Eli's judgeship to the establishment of Samuel the Prophet. | 1 | Antiquities 5:10:4 Now when Samuel was twelve years old, he began to prophesy: and once when he was asleep, God called to him by his name; and he, supposing he had been called by the high priest, came to him: but when the high priest said he did not call him, God did so thrice --Josephus | 1154 |
| 2737 | End of Abdon's 8 years judgship. Start of Samson judging Israel 20 years (Whose Judgship was in the days of the Philistines) | 7 | Judges 15:20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. | 1147 |
| Philistine persecution of 40 years begins It includes the 20 yrs. of Samson's judgship plus the 20 years while Ark was at Kirjath-jearim. | 0 | Judges 13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. | ||
| 2757 | Death of Samson. Invasion of Philistines of 1 Sam. 4. Death of Eli in this 40th year of his Priesthood/Judgeship. The start of Samuel's Judgeship at age 39. | 20 | 1 Sam. 4:18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. | 1127 |
| 2777 | Samuel calls for a rebellion against Philistines 20 years after Ark is taken, Samuel 59 Years Old | 20 | 1 Sam. 7:1-2 And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. | 1107 |
| 2784 | Samuel Anoints Saul King. Start of Saul's 40 year reign. Israel rejects him. Samuel is 66 and begins joint rule with Saul. | 7 |
Antiquities 5:6:5 Now he governed and presided over the people alone, after the death of Eli the high priest, twelve years, and eighteen years together with Saul the king. And thus we have finished the history of Samuel. --Josephus 1 Sam 10:26-27 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace. |
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| 2797 | Saul Defeats Philistines, Israel accepts him as King. Judgeship of Samuel and 13-14 year joint reign of with Saul ends. Samuel is 79 End Of About 450 Years (449) | 13 |
1 Sam. 11:12-15 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel. Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. |
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| 2799 | God Rejects Saul as King Samuel is 81 | 2 |
1 Sam.13:1-2 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 1 Sam. 15:10-11 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. |
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| 2806 | David is Anointed King. David is 12. Samuel is 88. | 7 |
1 Sam. 16:13 "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah." NOTE: That David was young is Scriptural. That he was twelve is a guess, based on the age when such things happened to young men in Scriptures. |
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| 2811 | David Slays Goliath at 17. Hostility with Saul Begins | 5 |
NOTE: The exact age of David at this event is not known. He was too young to be a part of the army, and called in Scriptures a "stripling." 17 is a guess based on it being an appropriate age for this event, and David taking 5 stones to slay Goliath, one for each year from his supposed anointing at age 12. |
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| 2823 | Samuel Dies at age 105 | 12 | N/A | 1061 |
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David Relocates in Gath 1 yr and 4 months before Saul's death, with new wife, Abigail which he took after Samuel's death |
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1 Sam. 27:7 And the time that
David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
1Sam 25:1-3 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. |
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| 2825 | End of reign of Saul of 40 years, start of Reign of David of 40 years | 1 |
Acts 13:21: "And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years." |
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| 2865 | Death of David. Reign of Solomon Begins | 40 |
1 Kings 2:11-12 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. |
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| 2868 | 4th of Solomon End of 480 years from Going out on Passover | 4 |
1 Kings 6:1 "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD." |
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