This is a tabular list of the Kings of the Kingdom of Judah, one of the nations that resulted from the spin off from Israel. Organized in chronological orders of their reigns. Parameters include their number in the list of kings, the length of their reign, the cause of their reign's end and notable actions they performed.
In the chronological order of their reigns, they are: | ||||
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# | Name | Length of Reign | End of Reign | Actions |
1 | Rehoboam | 17 years | Death, succeeded by Abijam | Caused the split that formed the kingdoms of Judah and Israel by enforcing stricter policies |
2 | Abijam | 3 years | Death, succeeded by Asa | |
3 | Asa | 41 years | Death, succeeded by Jehoshaphat | |
4 | Jehoshaphat | 25 years | Death, succeeded by Jehoram | |
5 | Jehoram | 8 years | Suffered fatal stomach disease, succeeded by Ahaziah | |
6 | Ahaziah | 1 year | Killed by Jehu; Athaliah usurped the throne for 6 years, was deposed by Jehoiada the priest and succeeded by Joash | |
7 | Joash | 40 years | Killed by his own officials, succeeded by Amaziah | Kept alive from being slaughtered by his grandmother Athaliah; initiated the repair of the Temple |
8 | Amaziah | 29 years | Killed by conspirators, succeeded by Uzziah | |
9 | Uzziah | 52 years | Suffered leprosy, succeeded by Jotham | Foolishly attempted to burn incense in the Holy of Holies was stricken with leprosy because of it |
10 | Jotham | 16 years | Death, succeeded by Ahaz | |
11 | Ahaz | 16 years | Death, succeeded by Hezekiah | |
12 | Hezekiah | 29 years | Death, succeeded by Manasseh | |
13 | Manasseh | 55 years | Death, succeeded by Amon | Committed so much murder of innocent blood in Jerusalem that God pronounced judgment upon His people |
14 | Amon | 2 years | Killed by his own officials, succeeded by Josiah | |
15 | Josiah | 31 years | Killed in Megiddo by Pharaoh Necho, succeeded by Jehoahaz | Led the people of Judah into a final spiritual revival before the kingdom fell |
16 | Jehoahaz | 3 months | Deposed from throne by Pharaoh Necho, replaced by Jehoiakim | |
17 | Jehoiakim | 11 years | Death, succeeded by Jehoiakim | |
18 | Jehoiachin | 3 months, 10 days | Deposed from throne by Nebuchadnezzar, replaced by Zedekiah | |
19 | Zedekiah | 11 years | Captured by Chaldeans and taken to Riblah when Jerusalem was taken | |
# | Name | Length of Reign | End of Reign | Notable Events |