WILL SALASBIBLICAL RESEARCH & CHRONOLOGY

KINGS & PROPHETS

The Throne Changes Hands

Track the rapid succession of northern rulers while Judah continues under Asa and the recurring pattern of Jeroboam remains.

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Royal houses change

In 1 Kings 15–16, Israel’s throne changes repeatedly. Jeroboam’s house ends, Baasha rises, another house falls, and the sequence moves toward Omri and Ahab.

What to track

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 15–16. Follow both the changing dynasties and the repeated measure connected with the sins of Jeroboam.

Tirzah, then Samaria

The northern political center also changes. Omri first rules from Tirzah and later purchases the hill from Shemer and builds Samaria. Keep the places distinct as the throne changes hands.

JEROBOAM’S HOUSE → BAASHA → ELAH → ZIMRI → OMRI → SAMARIA → AHAB

Ahab’s reign

Place Elijah inside Ahab’s reign →