King Solomon
Name of king: King Solomon
Year of reign: (40 years) 970-930 BC 1 Kings 11:42
Mostly good 1 Kings 3:3
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
Pharaoh, King of Egypt - 1 Kings 3:1
Queen Shela - 1 Kings 10:13
OTHER EVENTS:
Solomon built the Lord's Temple - 1 Kings 6-8:63
Did a lot of building projects (Hazor, Megiddo, Gezzer)
Conscripted taxes labor for building projects
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Nathan and Ahijah
MESSAGE:
God says to Ahijah that he is going to tear the kingdom from Solomon because Solomon turned from God in his end days. God does not take the entire kingdom from him until he dies though
RESPONDS:
Solomon tried to kill Jeraboam 1 Kings 11:40
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Solomon asked for wisdom when made king so he would know how to govern people. In the same way I think all leaders should ask God for godly wisdom.
King Rehoboam
Name of king: King Rehoboam
Year of reign: (17 years) 930-913 BC 1 Kings 14:21, 2 Chronicles 9:31-12:16
Evil 1 Kings 14:22
1.
BATTLES:
Attacked by Egypt (king shishak) 1 Kings 14:25-26
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Followed other god's and built pillars and shrines. Also allowed prostitution
1 Kings 14:23-24
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Shemaiah - man of God
Iddo the Seer
MESSAGE:
Shemaiah - Do not fight against your relatives, go home, it was all planned by God
RESPONDS:
King Rehoboam obeys Shemaiah 1 Kings 11:4
4.
REMARKS:
Rehoboam did evil in the Lord's sight
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Rehoboam did not follow the Lord, so he is not a good example for how we should live our lives
King Abijah
1 Kings 15:1-8, 2 Chronicles 13:1-14:1
Year of reign: (3 years) 913-910 BC
Evil king
1.
BATTLES:
Israel (Jeroboam)
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
N/A
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Iddo the Seer
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
We see Abijah cry out to the Lord in the midst of war and God answers him. Abijah trusted in the Lord of his ancestors
King Asa
1 Kings 15:9-24, 2 chronicles 14:1-16:14
Year of reign: (41 years) 910-869 BC
Good king
1.
BATTLES:
Attacked by Ethiopia
Invasion of Israel (king Baasha)
ALLIANCES:
Syria (king Ben-hadad)
OTHER EVENTS:
King Asa deposes his grandmother from her position of queen because of her wickedness
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Azariah, son of Obed
Hanai
MESSAGE:
1. Azariah says to king Asa that for as long as you stay with God he will stay with you but if you leave God he will leave you. He then encourages him to stay strong and courageous and the result is he will be blessed
2. Hanani rebukes king Asa because of the treaty he made with the Syrian king. He chose to trust in Syria opposed to God for protection against Israel. He declares that he will now be at war
RESPONDS:
1. King Asa receives the word from Azariah and takes action and removes all false idols and he and the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon enter into a covenant with God.
2. King Asa responds to Hanani by throwing him in prison because what Hanani said to him angered him. King Asa also began to oppress some of his people.
FULFILLED:
God gives King Asa and Judah rest from all their enemies
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
We see King Asa trust in God in times of war. We also see his obedience to God throughout the majority of his life. Towards the end he trusts rather in man than God and suffers the consequences.
King Jehoshaphat
1 Kings 22:41-50, 2 chronicles 17:1-21:1
Year of reign: (25 years) 872-848 BC
Good king
1.
BATTLES:
Syria
ALLIANCES:
Israel (king Ahab)
Israel (king Ahaziah)
OTHER EVENTS:
Makes peace with kings of Israel
Sent officials to teach the Law of the Lord
Encourages people to follow God
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
1. Jehu son of Hanani
2. Jahaziel
3. Eliezer
MESSAGE:
1. Jehu goes out to meet Jehoshaphat and rebukes him about his alliance with Israel. He says God is angry because of what he has done but because of his faithfulness to God there is some good for him
2. Jahaziel says to Jehoshaphat that the battle they are about to fight against Edom is not theirs but God's. He encourages them to go and watch the Lord win the battle for them.
3. Eliezer says God is going to destroy his work because of his alliance with Israel
RESPONDS:
1. N/A
2. He and all Jerusalem and Judah bow down and worship God. They trust in God and go out to battle and worship and watch the Lord win the battle
3. N/A
FULFILLED:
The ships that he and the king of Israel made got destroyed and were never put out to see
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Jehoshaphat was a godly man who followed the ways of God most of his life. He trusted God and was obedient most of his days
King Jehoram
2 Kings 8:16-24, 2 chronicles 21:1-20
Year of reign: (8 years) 852-842 BC
Wicked king
1.
BATTLES:
Edomites
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Killed his brothers and some leaders of Judah
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Elijah
MESSAGE:
Elijah writes King Jehoram a letter. He says that because he has done evil and turned people from God that God is going to take everything he has and he will die of intestinal disease.
RESPONDS:
1. N/A
3. N/A
FULFILLED:
King Jehoram is attacked by his enemies and he loses everything but youngest son Ahaziah and he dies of a intestinal disease
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Jehoram is an evil king. You do not want to be like him. He has no fear for God
King Ahaziah
2 Kings 8:25-9:29, 2 chronicles 22:1-9
Year of reign: (1 years) 842-841 BC
Evil king
1.
BATTLES:
Syria
ALLIANCES:
Israel (king Joram)
OTHER EVENTS:
Visits king Joram after he is wounded in battle
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
1. N/A
3. N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Ahaziah was an evil king. We see betrayal.
Queen Athalia
2 Kings 11:1-20, 2 chronicles 22:10-23:21
Year of reign: (7 years) 841-835 BC
Evil queen
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
destroys the royal family
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should remember that the more greed grows in your heart the more of a worse leader you become.
King Joash
2 Kings 11:21-12:21, 2 chronicles 24:1-27
Year of reign: (40 years) 835-796 BC
Good king
1.
BATTLES:
Syria
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
decided to repair the Lord's Temple
fell from God
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Zechariah
MESSAGE:
Zechariah says why have you turned from God and kept yourself from prospering, because of this God has left you.
RESPONDS:
Joash responds by having Zechariah stoned to death
FULFILLED:
Syria invades and takes all the plunder and leaves Joash severely wounded.
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should follow the Lord and serve him faithfully.
King Amaziah
2 Kings 14:1-20, 2 chronicles 25:1-28
Year of reign: (29 years) 796-767 BC
Good king
1.
BATTLES:
Edomites
Israel (king Jehoash)
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Executed the officials who killed his father (Book of the Law)
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
1.Unnamed "A Man of God"
2.Unnamed Prophet
MESSAGE:
1.The Man of God says to Amaziah not to hire troops from Israel to fight, for God is not with them and you will lose the battle if you do hire the trained men from Israel
2. The unnamed prophet rebukes Amaziah and says why do you turn to gods who could not save their own people after he won the battle at Seir against the Edomites
RESPONDS:
1. Amaziah obeyed the Man of God
2. Amaziah tells the prophet to be silent or be killed
FULFILLED:
1. Amaziah had victory over the Edomites
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should read and obey the word of God and trust in God and not in human strength
King Uzziah
2 Kings 15:1-7, 2 chronicles 26:1-23
Year of reign: (52 years) 792 - 740* BC Denotes co-regency with previous king
Good king 2 Chron 26:4
1.
BATTLES:
Philistines
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Lord struck him with leprosy
Rebuilds town Elath
Fortified towers in Jerusalem at Corner Gate, Valley Gate and at the angle in the wall.
Constructed many forts in wilderness and dug many water cisterns
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Zechariah
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/a
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should seek God and ask for his heart to lead
King Jotham
2 Kings 15:32-38, 2 chronicles 27:1-9
Year of reign: (16 years) 750-735* BC Denoted co-regency with previous king
Good king 2 Kings 15:34
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Rebuilt upper gate of the Lord's Temple
Built towns and constructed fortresses and towers
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Isaiah
Micah
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/a
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
He was obedient to the Lord
King Ahaz
2 Kings 16:1-20, 2 chronicles 28:1-27
Year of reign: (16 years) 735 - 719 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 16:2
1.
BATTLES:
Syria
Israel (king Pekah)
ALLIANCES:
Assyria
OTHER EVENTS:
Had Uriah the priest build an altar exactly like the Assyrian king
Sacrificed his own sons
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Isaiah
Micah
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/a
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
This is how leaders should not act, unfaithful to the Lord and encourage people to sin
King Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:1-20:21, 2 chronicles 29:1-32:33
Year of reign: (29 years) 727(715) - 698 (686)* BC Denoted co-regency with previous king
Good king 2 Kings 18:3
1.
BATTLES:
Assyria
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Reopens the Temple doors and repairs them
Has the people cleansed so they can purify the Temple
Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread
Encourages men to not to be afraid of Assyria
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Isaiah
Micah
MESSAGE:
1. Isaiah says to Hezekiah not to worry about the defiant speech of the king of Assyria, he says that God will take care of him.
2. Isaiah also says that Hezekiah is going to die and he is to set his affairs straight
3. Isaiah also says that because God heard his cry God will heal him and rescue him from his enemies
4. Isaiah says because of his pride and showing all his possessions to Babylon that he will lose everything
RESPONDS:
1. He prays to God and puts his trust in God.
2. Hezekiah responded by turning his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord and broke down weeping
3. Hezekiah asks for a sign so he knows he will be healed
FULFILLED:
1. God sends the angel of the Lord to kill 185,000 Assyrian troops and the king of Assyria left to go back to his own land where he was killed by his sons
2/3. God hears his cry and heals him
4. Fulfilled later on
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should act like Hezekiah, he was faithful to the Lord and was a man of faith who cried out to the Lord
King Manasseh
2 Kings 21:1-18, 2 chronicles 33:1-20
Year of reign: (55 years) 698-642* BC Denoted co-regency with previous king
Evil king 2 Kings 21:2
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Rebuilt pagan shrines
Constructed altars to baal
Built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord
Sacrificed his own son
Killed innocent people of Jerusalem
He humbles himself before God and prays and seeks God
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Unnamed prophets
MESSAGE:
The Lord spoke through an unnamed prophet that he is going to bring disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah and wipe them away and reject them because of the evil they all have done
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
The majority of Manasseh's life was in sin but he finally turned from his sin and repented and chose God. The big lesson here is the act of humility and repentance
King Amon
2 Kings 21:19-26, 2 chronicles 33:21-25
Year of reign: (2 years) 642-640 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 21:20
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Do the opposite of Amon and follow God
King Josiah
2 Kings 22:1-23:30, 2 chronicles 34:1-35
Year of reign: (31 years) 640-609 BC
Good king 2 Kings 22:2
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
He got rid of all false gods and idols, every kind of detestable practise, all mediums and psychics
Purified the Land and Temple
He turned the people back to God
Celebrated the Passover
Read the Book of the Law at the Temple to al the people
Goes to battle against Egypt
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
Huldah
Jeremiah
MESSAGE:
Huldah says God is angry because his people have not followed him, but God saw Josiah's humility and repentance and says he is not going to send his disaster on him while he lives but after he dies he will
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders should follow the great example of Josiah. Turn to God in repentance and read and live according to the word of God
King Jehoahaz
2 Kings 23:31-34, 2 chronicles 36:1-4
Year of reign: (3 months) 609 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 23:32
1.
BATTLES:
N/A
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Did not follow God
King Jehoiakim
2 Kings 23:34-24:7, 2 chronicles 36:4-8
Year of reign: (11 years) 609-598 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 23:37
1.
BATTLES:
Babylon
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Surrenders to Babylon
God fulfills earlier word to Josiah about bringing disaster upon his people
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Leaders need to trust in God opposed to looking at circumstances through their own eyes
King Jehoiacim
2 Kings 24:8-17, 2 chronicles 36:9-10
Year of reign: (3 months) 598-597 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 24:9
1.
BATTLES:
Babylon
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Surrenders to Babylon
God fulfills earlier word to that Nebuchadnezzar would carry everything Judah had and exiled over 7000 people, he also took king Jehoiacim captive
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Did not follow God
King Zedekiah
2 Kings 24:17-25:7, 2 chronicles 36:11-21
Year of reign: (11 years) 597-586 BC
Evil king 2 Kings 24:19
1.
BATTLES:
Babylon
ALLIANCES:
N/A
OTHER EVENTS:
Rebelled against king of Babylon
Watched the Babylonians kill his sons, they also gouged out his eyes and took him as prisoner
Babylon took over and exiled everybody
2.
PROPHET’S NAME:
N/A
MESSAGE:
N/A
RESPONDS:
N/A
FULFILLED:
N/A
4.
REMARKS:
N/A
5.
LEADERSHIP APPLICATION:
Did not follow God
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