Timeline of the Bible · The Divided Kingdom
Jeremiah
Prophet · 629–588 BC
In the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
What the Bible Says
- “in the thirteenth year of his reign” Jeremiah 1:2
- “unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah” Jeremiah 1:3
Each year here fits these numbers, as the years between the points they count from.
In the Days Of
- Josiah King of Judah · 641–610 BC · named in Jeremiah 1:2
- Jehoiakim King of Judah · 610–599 BC · named in Jeremiah 1:3
- Zedekiah King of Judah · 599–588 BC · named in Jeremiah 1:3
The Years
- Began 629 BC
- “Jeremias, in the 13 year of king Josia, was called by God to his prophetical function”
- Ended 588 BC
- As Zedekiah’s reign ended
He prophesied on after Jerusalem was taken, with the remnant in Judah and in Egypt (Jeremiah 40:1-44:30); the years here are those of Jeremiah 1:2-3.
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.
