Ancient kings (840-720)

The chronology of this period is based on several divergent sources, and the dates below are to be used with some caution. It is known that there were several coregencies in Egypt and Israel. All Assyrian dates and Babylonian dates after Nabû-Nasir, however, are believed to be accurate.

Egypt	Egypt	Judah	Israel	Assyria	Babylonia
		Athaliah (842-836)			Nabû-apla-iddina contemporary of Šalmaneser
	Takelot II (850-825)			Šalmaneser III (858-824)		836
			Jehu (842-814)		Marduk-zakir-šumi contemporary of Šalmaneser
						825
						824
						818
					Marduk-balassu-iqbi (?-813)	814
		Jehoash (836-796)		Šamši-Adad V (824-811)
			Jehoahaz (817-800)			813
Pedubast I (818-793)						811
					Baha-aha-iddina (812-?)	800
	Sheshonq III (825-773)					796
				Adad-nirari III (811-783)	Ninurta-apla-xxx (dates unknown)
		Amaziah (796-782)	Joash (800-784)			793
Iuput I (804-783)					Marduk-bêl-zeri (dates unknown)
						784
						783

Sheshonq IV (783-777)		Azariah (782)		Šalmaneser IV (783-773)		782

						777
			Jeroboam II (788-747)		Marduk-apla-usur (dates unknown)	773
Osorkon III (777-749)	Pimay (773-767)			Aššur-dan III (773-755)
					Eriba-Marduk (dates unknown)	767
						755
					Nabu-šuma-iškun (?-748)	749
		Uzziah (782-737)				748

			Zechariah six months in 747	Aššur-nirari V (755-745)
						747
Takelot II (754-734)			Shallum one month in 747

			Menahem (747-737)		Nabu-nasir (748-734)
						745

	Sheshonq V (767-730)	Jotham (737-735)	Pekahiah (737-735)
						735
						734
			Pekah (735-732)		Nabu-nadin-zeri (734-732)
Rudamun (734-731)
				Tiglath-pileser III (745-727)	Nabu-šuma-ukin II (732)	732

						731
		Jehoahaz I (735-715)	Hoshea (732-722)		Nabu-mukin-zeri (732-729)	730

						729

Iuput II (731-715)	Osorkon IV (730-715)					727
			722 (or 724) Fall of Samaria	Šalmaneser V (726-722)		724

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