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Data from I & II Kings
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David (40 years)
Solomon (40 years)
Rehoboam (17 years)
Jeroboam I (22 years)
Abijam (3 years)
Abijam (18th of Jeroboam)
Asa (41 years)
Asa (20th of Jeroboam)
Nadab (2 years)
Nadab (2nd of Asa)
Baasha (24 years)
Baasha (3rd of Asa)
Elah (1 year, 26th of Asa)
Zimri(27th of Asa, 1 week)
Omri,Tibni(27th of Asa)
Omri (12 years, 31st of Asa)
Ahab (22 years)
Ahab (38th of Asa)
Jehoshaphat (25 years)
Jehoshaphat (4th of Ahab)
Ahaziah of Israel (2 years,
   17th of Jehoshaphat)
Jehoram of Judah (co-regent,
   17th of Jehoshaphat)
Jehoram of Israel (12 years,
   18th of Jehoshaphat,
   2nd of Jehoram of Judah)
Jehoram of Judah (12 years,
   5th of Jehoram of Israel)
Ahaziah of Judah (1 year,
   12th of Jehoram of Judah)
Jehu (28 years,12th Jehoram I)
Athaliah
Jehoash of Judah (40 years,
   7th of Jehu, 7th of Athaliah)
Jehoahaz (17 years, 23rd of
   Jehoash of Judah)
Jehoash of Israel (16 years,
   37th of Jehoash of Judah)
Amaziah co-regent (29 years,
   40th of Jehoash of Judah,
   2nd of Jehoash of Israel)
Jeroboam II (41 years)
Jeroboam II (15th of Amaziah)


Data from I & II Kings
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Azariah (52 years total)
Azariah (29th of Amaziah)
Zachariah (1 year,
   41st of Jeroboam II)

Shallum (1 month)
Menahem (10 years,
   1st of Shallum)

Pekahiah (1 year,
   10th of Menahem)
Pekah (20 years,
   2nd of Pekahiah)

Jotham (16 years,
   52nd of Azariah)
Ahaz (16 years,
   8th of Jotham)
Hoshea (9 years,
   20th of Pekah)
Hezekiah (16th of Ahaz,
   29 years,
   4th of Hoshea)
Shalmaneser(7th of Hoshea)
     4th of Hezekiah)
Siege ends (9th of Hoshea,
     6th of Hezekiah)
Manasseh (55 years)
Amon (2 years)
Josiah (31 years)


Albright
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40 years*
39 years
17 years
21 years
2 years
   (18th of Jeroboam I)
30 years
   (20th of Jeroboam I)
1 year
   (3rd of Asa)
23 years
   (4th of Asa)
   (27th of Asa, 1 yr)
   (28th of Asa, 1 wk)
   (no mention)
7 years
   (34th of Asa)
19 years
   (4th of Omri)
20 years
   (20th of Ahab,1 yr)
   (24th of Jehosh.)
   (20th of Ahab)
   (25th of Jehosh.)
7 years (2nd of
   Jehoram of Judah)

8 years (1 before
   Jehoram of Israel)
1 year (8th of
   Jehoram of Judah)
28 years
5 years
38 years
   (no co-regency)
16 years (22nd of
     Jehoash of Judah)
16 years (37th of
     Jehoash of Judah)
17 years (38th of
     Jehoash of Judah,
     2nd of Jehoash(I))
   (15th of Amaziah)
40 years


Albright
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   (4th of Jeroboam II)
41 years
1 year,
   37th of Azariah


10 yrs,
   (39th of Azariah,
   2nd of Zachariah)
1 year (5th of Jotham,
   7th of Menahem)
5 years,
   (2nd of Pekahiah,
   6th of Jotham)
7 years,
   4th of Menahem
20 years,
   8th of Jotham
   (4th of Ahaz,
   10th of Jotham)
   (after Sargon)
   28 years, (17th of
     Hoshea)
   (9th of Hoshea,
     13th of Ahaz)
   (11th of Hoshea,
     15th of Ahaz)
45 years
3 years
31 years


Thiele
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35 years
34 years
18 years
21 years
2 years
   (18th of Jeroboam I)
41 years
   (20th of Jeroboam I)
1 year
   (2nd of Asa)
23 years
   (3rd of Asa)
   (26th of Asa, 1 year)
   (27th of Asa)
   (no mention)
11 years
   (38th year of Asa)
21 years
   (4th of Ahab)
22 years
   (22nd of Ahab,1 yr)
   (17th of Jehosh.)

   (18th of Jehosh.)
11 years (2nd of
   Ahaziah of Israel)

7 years (5th of
   Jehoram of Israel)
1 year (8th of
   Jehoram of Judah)
28 years
6 years
40 years
   (no co-regency)
16 years (21st of
  Jehoash of Judah)
16 years (38th of
  Jehoash of Judah)
29 years, 38th of Jeho-
   ash of Judah, 3rd
   of Jehoash of Israel
   (15th of Amaziah)
27 years


Thiele
=========
   (14th of Azariah)
28 years
1 year, (29th of
   Jeroboam II, 15th of
   Azariah)
   (37th of Azariah)
10 years,
   (25th of Azariah)

1 year,
   (27th of Azariah)
5 years,
   3rd of Pekahiah

5 years,
   1st of Pekah
20 years,
   5th of Jotham
   (3rd of Ahaz)

   (after Sargon)
29 years (17th of
   Hoshea)
   7th of Hoshea

   (10th of Hoshea,
     13th of Ahaz)
44 years
2 years
31 years


Pfeiffer
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40 years
40 years
18 years
21 years
2 years
   (19th of Jeroboam I)
39 years
   (21st of Jeroboam I)
1 year
   (2nd of Asa)
23 years
   (3rd of Asa)
   (26th of Asa, 1 year)
   (27th of Asa)
   (no mention)
12 years
   (39th year of Asa)
22 years
   (1st of Ahab)
23 years
   (23rd of Ahab,1 yr)
   (22nd of Jehosh.)

   (23rd of Jehosh.)
9 years (2nd of Ahaz.
     of Israel, 1 before
     Jehoram of Judah)
7 years (2nd of
     Jehoram of Israel)
1 year (8th of
     Jehoram of Judah)
28 years
6 years
41 years
   (no co-regency)
16 years (22nd of
     Jehoash of Judah)
17 years (38th of
     Jehoash of Judah)
17 years (41st of
     Jehoash of Judah,
     4th of Jehoash(I))
   (13th of Amaziah)
41 years


Pfeiffer
=========
   (4th of Jeroboam II)
41 years
1 year,
   41st of Jeroboam II

   (not mentioned)
6 years,
   (37th of Azariah,
   1st of Zachariah)
   (3rd of Jotham)
   (4th of Jotham)
5 years,
   (4th of Menahem)

4 full years,
   (2nd of Pekah)
16 years,
   (8th of Jotham)
10 full years,
     (4th of Ahaz)
   (after Sargon)
28 years (12th of
      Hoshea)
   (8th of Hoshea,
     14th of Ahaz)
   (10th of Hoshea,
     16th of Ahaz)
53 years
1 year
29 years



ERRORS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BOOKS OF THE KINGS BY THREE SCHOLARS
CHART III

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