Harmony of Bible records in Jeremiah’s time
By Mark Morgan | Harmonies , Jeremiah
Harmony of Bible records in Jeremiah’s time
Often the Bible reports events from the same time period in more than one book, and frequently the various books will concentrate on different details but still report overlapping information. This article presents a harmony of Bible records in Jeremiah’s time.
(Last revised 9 January 2020
The Bible passages which record events in the times around the life of Jeremiah are as follows:
- 2 Kings 22-25
- 2 Chronicles 33-36
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
Parallel records from Kings and Chronicles
The records in Kings and Chronicles interleave very easily, so they are best shown in a table by themselves from the time of Manasseh through to the events immediately after the destruction of Jerusalem. Some small sections of Jeremiah and Ezra are also included in places where they provide detail missing in one of the records.
The kings of Judah referred to in this synchronisation are:
- Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)
- Amon (son of Manasseh)
- Josiah (son of Amon)
- Jehoahaz (also known as Shallum; son of Josiah)
- Jehoiakim (known as Eliakim before he became king; son of Josiah)
- Jehoiachin (also known as Coniah or Jeconiah; son of Jehoiakim)
- Zedekiah (known as Mattaniah before he became king; son of Josiah)
