Old Testament History – Supplement

Kings Of The Ancient World

Syrian Kings

  • Ben-Hadad I (885-865 B.C.)
  • Hadadezer (865-843)
  • Hazael (843-801)
  • Ben-Hadad III (801-792)
  • Rezin (750-732)

Assyrian Kings

  • Ashurnasirpal II (885-860 B.C.)
  • Shalmaneser III (859-824)
  • Adadnirari III (810-783)
  • Tiglath-pileser III (745-727)
  • Shalmaneser V (727-722)
  • Sargon II (722-705)
  • Sennacherib (705-681)
  • Esarhaddon (681-669)
  • Ashurbanipal (669-627)

Babylonian Kings

  • Nabopolassar (626-605 B.C.)
  • Nebuchadnezzar (605-562)
  • Evil-Merodach (562-560)
  • Neriglissar (560-556)
  • Labasi-Marduk (556)
  • Nabonidus (556-539)

Medo-Persian Kings

  • Cyrus the Great (538-529 B.C.)
  • Cambyses (529-522)
  • Gaumata or Pseudo-Smerdis (522-521)
  • Darius I or Hystaspes (521-486)
  • Xerxes I or Ashasuerus (486-465)
  • Artaxerxes I or Longimanus (464-424)
  • Xerxes II (424-423)
  • Darius II or Nothus (423-404)
  • Artaxerxes II or Mnemon (404-359)
  • Artaxerxes III or Ochus (359-338)
  • Darius III or Codomannus (338-331)

Macedonian Kings

  • Philip II (359-336 B.C.)
  • Alexander III (the Great) (336-323)
  • Antipater (334-319)
  • Philip III Arrhidaeus (323-317, only a titular king)
  • Alexander IV (323-310, only a titular king)
  • Perdiccas (323-321)
  • Antipater (321-319)
  • Polyperchon (319-317)
  • Cassander (317-306)

Ptolemaic Kings

  • Ptolemy I or Soter I (304-282 B.C.)
  • Ptolemy II or Philadelphus (285-246)
  • Ptolemy III or Euergetes I (246-221)
  • Ptolemy IV or Philopater (221-204)
  • Ptolemy V or Epiphanes (204-181)
  • Ptolemy VI or Philometor (181-145)
  • Ptolemy VII or Neos Philometor (145-144)
  • Ptolemy VIII or Euergetes II (144-116)
  • Ptolemy IX or Soter II (116-108, 89-81)
  • Ptolemy X or Alexander I (108-89)
  • Ptolemy XI or Alexander II (80)
  • Ptolemy XII or Auletes (80-51)
  • Ptolemy XIII or Cleopatra VII (51-47)
  • Ptolemy XIV or Cleopatra VII (47-44)
  • Ptolemy XV or Caesar and Cleopatra VII (44-30)

Seleucid Kings

  • Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 B.C.)
  • Antiochus I or Soter (281-261)
  • Antiochus II or Theos (261-246)
  • Seleucus II or Callinicus (246-225)
  • Seleucus III or Soter (225-223)
  • Antiochus III (223-187)
  • Seleucus IV or Philopater (187-175)
  • Antiochus IV or Epiphanes (175-163)
  • Antiochus V or Eupator (163-162)
  • Demetrius I or Soter (162-150)
  • Alexander Balas (150-145)
  • Demetrius II or Nicator (145-139, 129-125)
  • Antiochus VI or Epiphanes (145-138)
  • Antiochus VII or Euergetes (138-129)
  • Antiochus VIII or Grypus (125-96)
  • Antiochus X or Eusebes Philippus (96-83)
  • Tigranes (83-69)
  • Antiochus Asiaticus (69-65)

The Maccabean Rulers

  • Mattathias (168-167 B.C.)
  • Judas (167-161)
  • Jonathan (161-143)
  • Simon (143-135)
  • John Hyrcanus (135-106)
  • Aristobulus I (106-105)
  • Alexander Jannaeus (105-78)
  • Alexandra (78-69)
  • Aristobulus II (69-63)
  • Hyrcanus II (63-40)
  • Antigonus (40-37)

Jewish High Priests

The Persian period

  • Jeshua
  • Joiakim
  • Eliashib
  • Joiada
  • Johanan
  • Jaddua

The Ptolemaic and Seleucid period

  • Onias I
  • Simon the Just
  • Eleazar
  • Manasseh
  • Onias II
  • Simon II
  • Onias III
  • Menelaus
  • Jacimus

The Maccabean period

  • Jonathan
  • Simon
  • John Hyrcanus
  • Aristobulus I
  • Alexander Jannaeus
  • Hyrcanus II
  • Aristobulus II

The Hasmonean period

  • Hyrcanus II
  • Antigonus
  • Ananelus
  • Aristobulus
  • Ananelus
  • Jesus
  • Simon
  • Matthias
  • Jozarus

The New Testament period

  • Eleazar
  • Jesus
  • Jozarus
  • Annas
  • Ishmael
  • Eleazar
  • Simon
  • Caiaphas
  • Jonathan
  • Theophilus
  • Simon
  • Matthias
  • Ellioneus
  • Joseph
  • Ananias
  • Jonathan
  • Ismael
  • Joseph
  • Anaus
  • Jesus
  • Matthias