BIBLE AND SPADE - BY STEPHEN L CAIGER D B - first published at the University Press, Oxford 1936.
This Edition prepared for katapi by Paul Ingram 2003.

APPENDIX III

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE II

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From the Oppression to the Judges (Table I)
  Chronological Table II

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The Early Monarchy

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The Assyrian Period

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IV

The Babylonian and Persian Period

 

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TABLE No. 2. The Early Monarchy 
  JUDAH   INSCRIPTION ALIBI

-1025

SAUL

      

-1010

DAVID

      

-987

      

Pasebkhanet II

-970

SOLOMON

      

-944

      

Shishak
 

N.B. Oesterley and Robinson's History of Israel is the reference for the chronology that follows.  authority for all the following dates.

    
 
  JUDAH ISRAEL INSCRIPTION ALIBI

-936

REHOBOAM

JEROBOAM I

    

-931

    

Shishak's Inscription

  

-924

      

Osorkon I

-919

ABIJAM

      

-916

ASA

      

-914

  

NADAB

    

-912

  

BAASHA

    

-900

      

Benhadad II

-888

  

ELAH

    

-886

  

ZIMRl

    
 

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TABLE No. 3. The Assyrian Period 
  JUDAH ISRAEL INSCRIPTION ALIBI

-886

  

OMRI

  

Osorkon II

-884

    

Land of Omri' on the Inscription of Ashurnasipal II

  

-875

JEHOSHAPHAT

      

-874

  

AHAB

Ashurnasirpal invades the West. Li.479

  
         

-866

        

-860

    

Shalmanezer III

Benhadad II. Mesha of Moab

-853

    

Battle of Karkar v Ahab &c. L.i.611

  

-852

  

AHAZIAH

    

-850

JEHORAM

JORAM

    

-848

    

Assault on Damascus. L.i.568

  

-847

      

Moabite Stone

-842

AHAZIAH

  

Hazael seizes throne. L.i.681

Hazael

-841

ATHALIAH

JEHU

Black Obelisk. L.i.590. Tribute from Jehu. Bab.Chron.L.i.672

  

-838

    

Shalmanezer attacks Damascus. L.i.578

  

-835

JOASH

      

-821

  

JEHOAHAZ

    

-814

      

Benhadad III

-805

    

Adadnirari III. Adad. Besieges Damascus. L.i.740

  

-804

  

JEHOASH

    

-795

AMAZIAH

      

-788

  

JEROBOAM II

    

-786

AZARIAH (Uzziah)

      

-781

    

Shalmanezer IV

  

-773

    

Attacks Damascus (Limmu List)

  

-771

    

Ashurdan III

  

-766

      

Piankhi I

-765

    

Attacks Hadrach. A pesilence (Limmu List)

  

-763

    

Eclipse of Amos

  

-757

(JOTHAM)

      

-747

  

ZECHARIAH. SHALLUM. MENAHEM

  

Rezin

-745

    

Tiglath-pileser III (Pul)

  

-744

JOTHAM

      

-741

AHAZ

      

-738

    

Tribute of Menahem to Pul. Li.772. (Pul defeats Azariah of Yaudi. Li.770)

  

-737

  

PEKAHIAH

   

-735

  

PEKAH

    

-734

    

Fall of Damascus.L.i.776, 777. Naphthali invaded. L.i.815

  

-733

  

HOSHEA

Pekah & Hoshea. L.i.816.

  

-730

    

Tribute of (Jeho-)Ahaz to Pul. L.i.801

  

-727

    

Shalmanezer V

  

-725

HEZEKIAH

      

-724

    

Shalmanezer attacks Samaria

  

-722

  

Fall of Samaria

Sargon II. Fall of Samaria. L.ii.4

So of Egypt

-720

    

Battle of Raphia. L.ii.55. Battle of Karkar. L.ii.55

  

-711

    

Fall of Ashdod. L.ii.195. Cylinder of Sargon. L.ii.30

  

-710

    

Fall of Merodach-baladan. L.ii.66

  

-705

    

Death of Sargon. Sennacherib 

Piankhi II. Shabataka

-702

      

Siloam Inscription

-701

    

Taylor Cylinder. L.ii.239, 240

 

-696

MANASSEH

      

-689

      

Tirhakah

-680

    

Sennacherib slain. L.ii.501-505, 795. Esarhaddon. Childhood of Ashurbanipal. L.ii.986

  

-679

    

Syrian campaign. L.ii.512. Babaylon rebuilt. L.ii.645  

 

-678

    

Manasseh tributary. L.ii.690

  

-671

    

Fall of Sidon. L.ii.527. Memphis taken. L.ii.580

  

-668

    

Ashurbanipal

  

-664

      

Dynasty XXVI. Psammetichus I

-661

    

Tirhakah's revolt. L.ii.900. And death. L.ii.906

  

-641

AMON

      

-639

JOSIAH

      

-627

    

Death of Ashurbanipal. L.ii.984. Ashuretililani

  

-616

    

Sinsharishkun

Nabopolassar of Babylon

-612

    

Fall of Nineveh. L.ii.1177

  

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