Dates-Old Testament

Question 1

What happened in 722 BC?

Answer 1

Israel is taken into captivity by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:23-24)

Question 2

What happens in 486 BC?

Answer 2

Xerxes in the Book of Esther (Artaxerxes in the Book of Nehemiah) begins to reign. Xerxes is portrayed in two well-known movies: 300 which is about the Battle of Thermopylae and A Night With The King which is about Esther becoming Queen of Persia.

Question 3

What happens 7 years after David becomes King of Judah?

Answer 3

David becomes King of Judah & Israel in 1003 BC

Question 4

What happens in 586 BC?

Answer 4

The third exiling of Judah is when God – through Nebuchadnezzar – burns and destroys the Temple and tears down the walls of Jerusalem making them rubble.

Question 5

What happens in 1003 BC?

Answer 5

David becomes King of Israel & Judah

Question 6

What happens in 597 BC?

Answer 6

This is the date of the second exiling of Judah. Jehoiachin is taken to Babylon. This is significant as the line of David to Jesus comes through Jehoiachin. (Matthew 1:11)

Question 7

What happens in 466 BC?

Answer 7

50 years after the Temple is rebuilt, Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem and finally rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 2:1)

Question 8

When is the third exiling of Judah when God – through Nebuchadnezzar – burns and destroys the Temple and tears down the walls of Jerusalem making them rubble?

Answer 8

586 BC

Question 9

What year does David become King of Judah?

Answer 9

1010 BC

Question 10

What happens in 609 BC?

Answer 10

Josiah dies (2 Kings 23:29)

Question 11

When was Israel is taken into captivity by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:23-24)?

Answer 11

722 BC

Question 12

What happens in 1010BC?

Answer 12

David becomes King of Judah

Question 13

What happened in 970 BC?

Answer 13

Solomon crowned King of Israel & Judah

Question 14

What year was Solomon crowned King of Judah & Israel?

Answer 14

970 BC

Question 15

What happens in 606 BC?

Answer 15

This is the first of the three exiling of Judah by the Babylonians. This is also the date from which Jeremiah’s prophecy of 70 years of exile is taken. (2 Chronicles 36:20-22) Daniel is taken to Babylon at this time. (Daniel 1:1)

Question 16

What is the date of the second exiling of Judah and why is it significant?

Answer 16

597 BC. This is significant as the line of David to Jesus comes through Jehoiachin. (Matthew 1:11)

Question 17

When does Xerxes (in the Book of Esther)/Artaxerxes (in the Book of Nehemiah) begin to reign?

Answer 17

486 BC

Question 18

When does Josiah die (2 Kings 23:29)?

Answer 18

609 BC

Question 19

What happened in 930 BC?

Answer 19

Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12) - Northern Kingdom (Israel… “the ten lost tribes”) and Southern Kingdom (Judah)

Question 20

When is the first of the three exiling of Judah by the Babylonians, the date from which Jeremiah’s prophecy of 70 years of exile is taken (2 Chronicles 36:20-22), and the year Daniel is taken to Babylon at this time (Daniel 1:1)?

Answer 20

606 BC

Question 21

How many years into Xerxes’ reign, did Esther become Queen (Esther 2:16-17)?

Answer 21

7 years in (479 BC)

Question 22

What happens 50 years after the destruction of Jerusalem?

Answer 22

In 536 BC, Cyrus becomes the King of Persia. (Ezra 1:1)

Question 23

When does Cyrus become the King of Persia?

Answer 23

536 BC

Question 24

What happens in 516 BC?

Answer 24

The Temple is rebuilt – often called the Second Temple or Zerubbabel’s Temple. (Ezra 6:15)

Question 25

What happened 40 years after Solomon was crowned King?

Answer 25

Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12) - Northern Kingdom (Israel… “the ten lost tribes”) and Southern Kingdom (Judah) in 930 BC

Question 26

What happens in 479 BC?

Answer 26

Esther becomes Queen (Esther 2:16-17)

Question 27

When does Nehemiah go to Jerusalem and finally rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:1)?

Answer 27

466 BC

Question 28

What happens 20 years after Cyrus becomes King of Persia?

Answer 28

In 516 BC, the Temple is rebuilt