FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE ISRAELITES INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN TO THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON'S...
FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE ISRAELITES INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN TO THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE, 447 YEARS
|B.C.|A.M.|
Joshua, the successor of Moses, leads the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan|1451|2553|
Disastrous battle at Ai, and its cause|...|...|
A division of the land commenced|1445|2559|
The tabernacle set up in Shiloh|1444|2560|
Joshua assembles all Israel, renews their covenant with God, counsels them, and dies, aged 110 years|1443|2561|
Degeneracy of Israel begins to appear|1419|2585|
The war of the Benjamites|1405|2599|
Israelites in subjection to the king of Mesopotamia 8 years|1406|2598|
Minos, king of Crete, promulgates his laws|...|...|
Othniel delivers Israel from the king of Mesopotamia, and governs the people 40 years|1405|2599|
Israel is delivered into the hands of Eglon, king of Moab, whom they serve 18 years|1342|2662|
Isthmian games instituted by the king of Corinth|1326|2678|
Ehud slays Eglon, king of Moab, and delivers Israel|1325|2679|
The Israelites relapse into idolatry, are delivered into the hand of Jabin as the punishment|1305|2699|
Deborah and Barak deliver Israel|1296|2708|
The Assyrian empire founded about this time|||
Tyre founded by the Sidonians|1252|2752|
Gideon delivers Israel|1245|2759|
Tola governs Israel 23 years|1232|2772|
Jair succeeds Tola, and governs Israel 22 years|1209|2789|
About this time the Lydian kingdom begins.|||
Semiramis marries Ninus|...|...|
Jephthah's exploits and vow|1145|2859|
Troy taken by the Greeks about this time.|||
Sampson's exploits, he pulls down the temple|1136|2887|
The ark taken by the Philistines--death of Eli|1141|2863|
The Lord reveals himself to Samuel in Shiloh|1145|2859|
Samuel anoints Saul as king of Israel|1095|2909|
Saul's inauguration in Gilgal|...|...|
Saul, for his rash sacrifice, is rejected of God|1093|2911|
Samuel is sent to Bethlehem to anoint David|1063|2941|
David slays Goliath|...|...|
Death of Samuel, the last of the Judges|1060|2944|
David marries Abigail, formerly wife of Nabal|...|...|
Saul is slain on Mount Gilboa|1056|2948|
David anointed king in Hebron|...|...|
Abner adheres to the son of Saul, but is defeated in an action with Joab the general of David|1658|2951 |
David establishes his dominion over all Israel|1048|2956|
He takes the fortress of Zion and calls it the City of David|1047|2957|
He brings the Ark of the Covenant to Zion|1045|2959|
He purposes building a temple, but is directed by Nathan the prophet to leave it to his successor|1044|2960|
David subdues the Philistines and other hostile nations|1040|2964|
The adultery of David, and death of Uriah|1035|2969|
David is reproved for his crime by Nathan|1034|2970|
The birth of Solomon|1033|2971|
The rebellion of Absalom, David's son|1021|2983|
David numbers the people of Israel, and is punished|1017|2987|
The birth of Rehoboam, son of Solomon|1016|2988|
The death of David, aged 70, according to Josephus|1015|2989|
Solomon succeeds to the throne of Israel|1014|2990|
He lays the foundation of the temple|1012|2992|
Lacedemonian kingdom commenced about this time.|||