Chronological List of Prophets in the Old Testament | |||
The Prophets | The Dates | Bible History | Kings and Events |
Prophets of Israel | |||
Jonah | 810-790 BC | 2 Kings 13-14 | Jehoash, Jeroboam II (Amaziah) |
Joel | 790-760 BC | 2 Kings 11-15 | Uzziah |
Amos | 780-760 BC | 2 Kings 14-15 | Jeroboam II (Amaziah) |
Hosea | 785-725 BC | 2 Kings 15-18 | Jeroboam II to Hoshea (Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz) |
Isaiah | 750-695 BC | 2 Kings 15-20 | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah |
Micah | 745-725 BC | 2 Kings 15 | Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah |
Prophets of Judah | |||
Nahum | 660-630 BC | 2 Kings 15-18 | Manasseh, Amon, Josiah |
Zephaniah | 630-620 BC | Isaiah 10 | Josiah |
Habakkuk | 620-610 BC | 2 Kings 23 | Josiah, Jehoahaz |
Jeremiah | 628-588 BC | 2 Kings 22-25 | Josiah to Zedekiah. The Captivity |
Prophets of the Captivity | |||
Daniel | 606-534 BC | 2 Kings 23-25 | The Captivity (Reign of Nebuchadnezzar to Cyrus) |
Obadiah | 587 BC | 2 Kings 25 | After Jerusalem’s Destruction (Reign of Nebuchadnezzar) |
Ezekiel | 596-574 BC | 2 Kings 24 | to the Jews Before and During the Captivity (Reign of Nebuchadnezzar) |
Prophets of the Return to Jerusalem | |||
Haggai | 520-518 BC | Ezra 5-6 | Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem (Reign of Darius I) |
Zechariah | 520-510 BC | Ezra 5-6 | Rebuilding and Dedication of the Temple (Reign of Darius I) |
Malachi | 420-397 BC | Nehemiah 13 | Second Reformation by Nehemiah (Reign of Artaxerxes I) |