Timeline of the Bible · The Divided Kingdom
Hosea
Prophet · 808–698 BC
In the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Jeroboam II
In the Days Of
- Uzziah King of Judah · 810–759 BC · named in Hosea 1:1
- Jotham King of Judah · 759–742 BC · named in Hosea 1:1
- Ahaz King of Judah · 742–726 BC · named in Hosea 1:1
- Hezekiah King of Judah · 726–698 BC · named in Hosea 1:1
- Jeroboam II King of Israel · 826–784 BC · named in Hosea 1:1
The Years
- Began 808 BC
- “At the same time, in the kingdom of Israel, prophesied Ionas the the son of Amitthai, and Hosea, the son of Beeri”
- Ended 698 BC
- As Hezekiah’s reign ended
Dated by Archbishop James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1658), quoted as printed, whose dates were printed in the margins of King James Bibles for two centuries.
