The kings of ancient Judah were under David's covenant. Covenants are usually measured with their own calendar, starting at the day the covenant starts. It may be that the king's reigns are given as covenant time, rather than calendar time. This report indicates this is quite possible with Judah's kings but not with Israel's. The math for Judah's kings works out correctly to the day across more than 400 years.
Each king of ancient Israel was a "bond man" bound by covenant as king. That suggests a restart in the time that each king reigns. So, for example, a 55 year reign begins a 55 year period with its own specialized calendar, the sabbath months falling for that contract at the 7, 14, ... 49, 50th years in the contract.
It is probably not marked from the running wall calendar. This would explain how most kings have only so many years recorded for them, but then certain kings, with precise day counts. Instead of using modern error analysis, we should just consider God meant what he said, and each king had a percise time, following his contract, except when noted.
To explore this hunch the following report shows the expected periods of reign where the time of reign is a new contract that picks up at the day after the end of the previous king's contract. Generally speaking this will cause the overall span of time covered by these kings to come up short, as only Manasseh will reign long enough to pass a Jubilee.
The test that this is a correct rendering is that the end of the stated reigns must agree with the specific dates at the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian army. Here we don't have the year from any fixed point but we do have the day of the month.
We start with a rather odd condition, given in 1 Kings...
10 First Kings 6:1
1וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־ מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה׃
(WLC)
10 First Kings 6:1
1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomons reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
(KJV)
10 First Kings 6:1
1And it came to pass in year 480 after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in year 4 of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is month 2, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
(KJV/NC)
10 First Kings 6:1
1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.
(ASV)
10 First Kings 6:1
1AND it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of May, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
(LAM)
10 First Kings 6:1
1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.
(RSV)
10 First Kings 6:1
1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD.(NIV)
10 First Kings 6:1
1It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yahweh.
(WEB)
10 First Kings 6:1
1It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
(WEB/HNV)
10 First Kings 6:1
1AND it came to pass in the 480th year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the 4th year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the 2nd month, that he began to build the house of Yahvah.
(BRB)
10 First Kings 6:37 37בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית יֻסַּ֖ד בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּיֶ֖רַח זִֽו׃ (WLC)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: (KJV)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In year 4 was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: (KJV/NC)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv. (ASV)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month of May; (LAM)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv. (RSV)
10 First Kings 6:37 37The foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv. (NIV)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Yahweh laid, in the month Ziv. (WEB)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Ziv. (WEB/HNV)
10 First Kings 6:37 37In the 4th year was the foundation of the house of Yahvah laid, in the month of Ziv; (BRB)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2וַ֠יָּחֶל לִבְנ֞וֹת בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֖ע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ (WLC)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.(KJV)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2And he began to build in day 2 of month 2, in year 4 of his reign.(KJV/NC)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. (ASV)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2And he began to build the temple in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. (LAM)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. (RSV)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.(NIV)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. (WEB)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. (WEB/HNV)
38 Second Chronicles 3:2 2And he began to build the temple in the 2nd month of the 4th year of his reign. (BRB)
What this doesn't say is exactly where we're supposed to start Solomon's reign. We'll begin this excercise by suggesting he is crowned at the 29th day of the last month of the year 9976. 9976/12/29, with his first day of reign being the 30th day of that month. This gives him claim to the year 9977 as his first year, 78, as 2nd, 79, as 3rd and 480 FE, or 9980 AA as his 4th.
| Kings' reigns, bond contract counting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Bible Date | Modern Date | Roman Date | Number |
| Solomon's first day of reign: | ||||
| Thu | 9976/12/30 AA | 10 Sep -1011 NS | 2 Mai 341 BAUC | AA:3639210 |
| 476/12/30 FE | 20 Sep -1011 OS | 2 Mai 1094 BC | JD:1352053 | |
| 40 years or 485 months or 14550 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 14550, Prime: 1212.5) | ||||
| Sun | 10016/10/29 AA | 12 Jul -971 NS | 20 Mar 293 BAUC | AA:3653759 |
| 516/10/29 FE | 21 Jul -971 OS | 20 Mar 1046 BC | JD:1366602 | |
| Rehoboam's first day of reign: | ||||
| Mon | 10016/10/30 AA | 13 Jul -971 NS | 21 Mar 293 BAUC | AA:3653760 |
| 516/10/30 FE | 22 Jul -971 OS | 21 Mar 1046 BC | JD:1366603 | |
| 17 years or 206 months or 6180 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 20730, Prime: 1727.5) | ||||
| Sat | 10033/10/29 AA | 13 Jun -954 NS | 28 Jun 273 BAUC | AA:3659939 |
| 533/10/29 FE | 22 Jun -954 OS | 28 Jun 1026 BC | JD:1372782 | |
| Abijah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Sun | 10033/10/30 AA | 14 Jun -954 NS | 29 Jun 273 BAUC | AA:3659940 |
| 533/10/30 FE | 23 Jun -954 OS | 29 Jun 1026 BC | JD:1372783 | |
| 3 years or 36 months or 1080 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 21810, Prime: 1817.5) | ||||
| Mon | 10036/9/29 AA | 28 May -951 NS | 13 Dec 270 BAUC | AA:3661019 |
| 536/9/29 FE | 6 Jun -951 OS | 13 Dec 1023 BC | JD:1373862 | |
| Asa's first day of reign: | ||||
| Tue | 10036/9/30 AA | 29 May -951 NS | 14 Dec 270 BAUC | AA:3661020 |
| 536/9/30 FE | 7 Jun -951 OS | 14 Dec 1023 BC | JD:1373863 | |
| 41 years or 497 months or 14910 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 36720, Prime: 3060) | ||||
| Mon | 10077/8/29 AA | 24 Mar -910 NS | 27 Dec 221 BAUC | AA:3675929 |
| 577/8/29 FE | 2 Apr -910 OS | 27 Dec 974 BC | JD:1388772 | |
| Jehoshephat's first day of reign: | ||||
| Tue | 10077/8/30 AA | 25 Mar -910 NS | 28 Dec 221 BAUC | AA:3675930 |
| 577/8/30 FE | 3 Apr -910 OS | 28 Dec 974 BC | JD:1388773 | |
| 25 years or 303 months or 9090 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 45810, Prime: 3817.5) | ||||
| Fri | 10102/6/29 AA | 12 Feb -885 NS | 28 Nov 191 BAUC | AA:3685019 |
| 602/6/29 FE | 20 Feb -886 OS | 28 Nov 944 BC | JD:1397862 | |
| Jehroam's first day of reign: | ||||
| Sat | 10102/6/30 AA | 13 Feb -885 NS | 29 Nov 191 BAUC | AA:3685020 |
| 602/6/30 FE | 21 Feb -886 OS | 29 Nov 944 BC | JD:1397863 | |
| 8 years or 97 months or 2910 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 48720, Prime: 4060) | ||||
| Wed | 10110/6/29 AA | 31 Jan -877 NS | 20 Qui 181 BAUC | AA:3687929 |
| 610/6/29 FE | 8 Feb -878 OS | 20 Qui 934 BC | JD:1400772 | |
| Ahaziah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Thu | 10110/6/30 AA | 1 Feb -877 NS | 21 Qui 181 BAUC | AA:3687930 |
| 610/6/30 FE | 9 Feb -878 OS | 21 Qui 934 BC | JD:1400773 | |
| 1 years or 12 months or 360 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 49080, Prime: 4090) | ||||
| Sat | 10111/6/29 AA | 26 Jan -876 NS | 15 Sep 180 BAUC | AA:3688289 |
| 611/6/29 FE | 3 Feb -877 OS | 15 Sep 933 BC | JD:1401132 | |
| Athaliah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Sun | 10111/6/30 AA | 27 Jan -876 NS | 16 Sep 180 BAUC | AA:3688290 |
| 611/6/30 FE | 4 Feb -877 OS | 16 Sep 933 BC | JD:1401133 | |
| 6 years or 72 months or 2160 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 51240, Prime: 4270) | ||||
| Wed | 10117/5/29 AA | 25 Dec -871 NS | 16 Oct 173 BAUC | AA:3690449 |
| 617/5/29 FE | 2 Jan -871 OS | 16 Oct 926 BC | JD:1403292 | |
| Joash's first day of reign: | ||||
| Thu | 10117/5/30 AA | 26 Dec -871 NS | 17 Oct 173 BAUC | AA:3690450 |
| 617/5/30 FE | 3 Jan -871 OS | 17 Oct 926 BC | JD:1403293 | |
| 40 years or 485 months or 14550 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 65790, Prime: 5482.5) | ||||
| Sun | 10157/4/29 AA | 26 Oct -831 NS | 5 Sep 125 BAUC | AA:3704999 |
| 657/4/29 FE | 3 Nov -831 OS | 5 Sep 878 BC | JD:1417842 | |
| Amaziah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Mon | 10157/4/30 AA | 27 Oct -831 NS | 6 Sep 125 BAUC | AA:3705000 |
| 657/4/30 FE | 4 Nov -831 OS | 6 Sep 878 BC | JD:1417843 | |
| 29 years or 352 months or 10560 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 76350, Prime: 6362.5) | ||||
| Thu | 10186/3/29 AA | 24 Sep -802 NS | 16 Jun 90 BAUC | AA:3715559 |
| 686/3/29 FE | 2 Oct -802 OS | 16 Jun 843 BC | JD:1428402 | |
| Uzziah/Azariah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Fri | 10186/3/30 AA | 25 Sep -802 NS | 17 Jun 90 BAUC | AA:3715560 |
| 686/3/30 FE | 3 Oct -802 OS | 17 Jun 843 BC | JD:1428403 | |
| 52 years or 632 months or 18960 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 95310, Prime: 7942.5) | ||||
| Mon | 10238/3/29 AA | 22 Aug -750 NS | 6 Oct 28 BAUC | AA:3734519 |
| 738/3/29 FE | 30 Aug -750 OS | 6 Oct 781 BC | JD:1447362 | |
| Jotham's first day of reign: | ||||
| Tue | 10238/3/30 AA | 23 Aug -750 NS | 7 Oct 28 BAUC | AA:3734520 |
| 738/3/30 FE | 31 Aug -750 OS | 7 Oct 781 BC | JD:1447363 | |
| 16 years or 194 months or 5820 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 101130, Prime: 8427.5) | ||||
| Thu | 10254/2/29 AA | 29 Jul -734 NS | 20 Nov 9 BAUC | AA:3740339 |
| 754/2/29 FE | 6 Aug -734 OS | 20 Nov 762 BC | JD:1453182 | |
| Ahaz's first day of reign: | ||||
| Fri | 10254/2/30 AA | 30 Jul -734 NS | 21 Nov 9 BAUC | AA:3740340 |
| 754/2/30 FE | 7 Aug -734 OS | 21 Nov 762 BC | JD:1453183 | |
| 16 years or 194 months or 5820 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 106950, Prime: 8912.5) | ||||
| Sun | 10270/2/29 AA | 5 Jul -718 NS | 4 Mar 12 AUC | AA:3746159 |
| 770/2/29 FE | 13 Jul -718 OS | 4 Mar 742 BC | JD:1459002 | |
| Hezekiah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Mon | 10270/2/30 AA | 6 Jul -718 NS | 5 Mar 12 AUC | AA:3746160 |
| 770/2/30 FE | 14 Jul -718 OS | 5 Mar 742 BC | JD:1459003 | |
| 29 years or 352 months or 10560 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 117510, Prime: 9792.5) | ||||
| Thu | 10299/2/29 AA | 4 Jun -689 NS | 1 Feb 45 AUC | AA:3756719 |
| 799/2/29 FE | 11 Jun -689 OS | 1 Feb 709 BC | JD:1469562 | |
| Manasseh's first day of reign: | ||||
| Fri | 10299/2/30 AA | 5 Jun -689 NS | 2 Feb 45 AUC | AA:3756720 |
| 799/2/30 FE | 12 Jun -689 OS | 2 Feb 709 BC | JD:1469563 | |
| 55 years or 668 months or 20040 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 137550, Prime: 11462.5) | ||||
| Wed | 10353/12/29 AA | 16 Apr -634 NS | 13 Qui 102 AUC | AA:3776759 |
| 853/12/29 FE | 23 Apr -634 OS | 13 Qui 652 BC | JD:1489602 | |
| Amon's first day of reign: | ||||
| Thu | 10353/12/30 AA | 17 Apr -634 NS | 14 Qui 102 AUC | AA:3776760 |
| 853/12/30 FE | 24 Apr -634 OS | 14 Qui 652 BC | JD:1489603 | |
| 2 years or 24 months or 720 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 138270, Prime: 11522.5) | ||||
| Tue | 10355/12/29 AA | 5 Apr -632 NS | 23 Qui 104 AUC | AA:3777479 |
| 855/12/29 FE | 12 Apr -632 OS | 23 Qui 650 BC | JD:1490322 | |
| Josiah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Wed | 10355/12/30 AA | 6 Apr -632 NS | 24 Qui 104 AUC | AA:3777480 |
| 855/12/30 FE | 13 Apr -632 OS | 24 Qui 650 BC | JD:1490323 | |
| 31 years or 376 months or 11280 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 149550, Prime: 12462.5) | ||||
| Fri | 10386/11/29 AA | 22 Feb -601 NS | 3 Mai 136 AUC | AA:3788759 |
| 886/11/29 FE | 1 Mar -602 OS | 3 Mai 618 BC | JD:1501602 | |
| Jehoahaz's first day of reign: | ||||
| Sat | 10386/11/30 AA | 23 Feb -601 NS | 4 Mai 136 AUC | AA:3788760 |
| 886/11/30 FE | 2 Mar -602 OS | 4 Mai 618 BC | JD:1501603 | |
| 90 days of reign, last day: (Sub: 149640, Prime: 12470) | ||||
| Thu | 10387/2/29 AA | 23 May -601 NS | 2 Six 136 AUC | AA:3788849 |
| 887/2/29 FE | 30 May -601 OS | 2 Six 618 BC | JD:1501692 | |
| Jehoiakim's first day of reign: | ||||
| Fri | 10387/2/30 AA | 24 May -601 NS | 3 Six 136 AUC | AA:3788850 |
| 887/2/30 FE | 31 May -601 OS | 3 Six 618 BC | JD:1501693 | |
| 11 years or 133 months or 3990 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 153630, Prime: 12802.5) | ||||
| Thu | 10398/2/29 AA | 26 Apr -590 NS | 29 Oct 147 AUC | AA:3792839 |
| 898/2/29 FE | 2 May -590 OS | 29 Oct 607 BC | JD:1505682 | |
| Jehoiachin's first day of reign: | ||||
| Fri | 10398/2/30 AA | 27 Apr -590 NS | 30 Oct 147 AUC | AA:3792840 |
| 898/2/30 FE | 3 May -590 OS | 30 Oct 607 BC | JD:1505683 | |
| 100 days of reign, last day: (Sub: 153730, Prime: 12810.8333333) | ||||
| Sat | 10398/6/9 AA | 4 Aug -590 NS | 11 Feb 147 AUC | AA:3792939 |
| 898/6/9 FE | 10 Aug -590 OS | 11 Feb 607 BC | JD:1505782 | |
| Zedekiah's first day of reign: | ||||
| Sun | 10398/6/10 AA | 5 Aug -590 NS | 12 Feb 147 AUC | AA:3792940 |
| 898/6/10 FE | 11 Aug -590 OS | 12 Feb 607 BC | JD:1505783 | |
| 11 years or 133 months or 3990 days, of reign, last day: (Sub: 157720, Prime: 13143.3333333) | ||||
| Sat | 10409/4/9 AA | 7 Jul -579 NS | 8 Mai 159 AUC | AA:3796929 |
| 909/4/9 FE | 13 Jul -579 OS | 8 Mai 595 BC | JD:1509772 | |
Checking the last date in the chart above, it agrees with the given date for the fall of Jerusalem.
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ 6בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־ הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (WLC)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (KJV)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged unto year 11 of king Zedekiah. 6And in month 4, in day 9 of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (KJV/NC)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (ASV)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6And in the fifth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (LAM)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedeki'ah. 6On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city, that there was no food for the people of the land. (RSV)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
6By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. (NIV)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (WEB)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (WEB/HNV)
14 Jeremiah 52:5-6 5So the city was besieged until the 11th year of King Zedekiah. 6And in the 5th month, on the 9th day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (BRB)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֖י בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָבְקְעָ֖ה הָעִֽיר׃ (WLC)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. (KJV)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2And in year 11 of Zedekiah, in month 4, day 9 of the month, the city was broken up. (KJV/NC)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,) (ASV)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2And in the eleventh year of King Zedekiah, in the fifth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was breached. (LAM)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2in the eleventh year of Zedeki'ah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. (RSV)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year, the city wall was broken through. (NIV)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city), (WEB)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city), (WEB/HNV)
14 Jeremiah 39:2 2And in the 11th year of King Zedekiah, in the 4th month, on the 9th day of the month, the city was breached. (BRB)
It appears that each king did rule for a contract number of days. Any variation anywhere in the kings list would have caused this to hit some other terminal date.
It is very hard to find the alignment between the northern and souther kingdom reigns. This is compounded because the calendar used is hard to know, and the northerners used yet a different one.
The following report follows a hunch. The premises are these:
304 Day Northern Calendar Set by taking 10/12ths of the standard southern calendar. This length is identical to the calendar used by the people who settled the city of Rome. It is also a strong candidate for Jeroboam's revised calendar.
Epoch 3 days after Rehoboam Starts This is suggested by the text surrounding the start of Civil War. We used the exact date suggested by the report above and run from there.
Day Accuracy Since Zimri's reign is given day accurately at 7 days, we assume the chronology means that all the riegns are intended to be day-accurate, just as the southerners were. This could have been by convention, or by devine design, unknown.
The following is the report on when we would expect each king to have reigned:
| Northern Kings Chronology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Bible Date | Modern Date | Roman Date | Number |
| 3 days of waiting starts: | ||||
| Mon | 10016/10/30 AA | 13 Jul -971 NS | 21 Mar 293 BAUC | AA:3653760 |
| 516/10/30 FE | 22 Jul -971 OS | 21 Mar 1046 BC | JD:1366603 | |
| 3 days runs through: | ||||
| Wed | 10016/11/2 AA | 15 Jul -971 NS | 23 Mar 293 BAUC | AA:3653762 |
| 516/11/2 FE | 24 Jul -971 OS | 23 Mar 1046 BC | JD:1366605 | |
| 3 years of Civil War starts: | ||||
| Thu | 10016/11/3 AA | 16 Jul -971 NS | 24 Mar 293 BAUC | AA:3653763 |
| 516/11/3 FE | 25 Jul -971 OS | 24 Mar 1046 BC | JD:1366606 | |
| 1080 days runs through: | ||||
| Fri | 10019/11/2 AA | 29 Jun -968 NS | 8 Sep 290 BAUC | AA:3654842 |
| 519/11/2 FE | 8 Jul -968 OS | 8 Sep 1043 BC | JD:1367685 | |
| Jeroboam starts: | ||||
| Sat | 10019/11/3 AA | 30 Jun -968 NS | 9 Sep 290 BAUC | AA:3654843 |
| 519/11/3 FE | 9 Jul -968 OS | 9 Sep 1043 BC | JD:1367686 | |
| 6688 days runs through: | ||||
| Mon | 10038/2/30 AA | 21 Oct -950 NS | 8 Sep 268 BAUC | AA:3661530 |
| 538/2/30 FE | 30 Oct -950 OS | 8 Sep 1021 BC | JD:1374373 | |
| Nadab starts: | ||||
| Tue | 10038/3/1 AA | 22 Oct -950 NS | 9 Sep 268 BAUC | AA:3661531 |
| 538/3/1 FE | 31 Oct -950 OS | 9 Sep 1021 BC | JD:1374374 | |
| 608 days runs through: | ||||
| Sun | 10039/11/8 AA | 20 Jun -948 NS | 8 Sep 266 BAUC | AA:3662138 |
| 539/11/8 FE | 29 Jun -948 OS | 8 Sep 1019 BC | JD:1374981 | |
| Baasha's Reign starts: | ||||
| Mon | 10039/11/9 AA | 21 Jun -948 NS | 9 Sep 266 BAUC | AA:3662139 |
| 539/11/9 FE | 30 Jun -948 OS | 9 Sep 1019 BC | JD:1374982 | |
| 24 years, or 8016 days runs through: | ||||
| Mon | 10061/10/14 AA | 1 Jun -926 NS | 28 Dec 240 BAUC | AA:3670154 |
| 561/10/14 FE | 10 Jun -926 OS | 28 Dec 993 BC | JD:1382997 | |
| Elah's Reign starts: | ||||
| Tue | 10061/10/15 AA | 2 Jun -926 NS | 29 Dec 240 BAUC | AA:3670155 |
| 561/10/15 FE | 11 Jun -926 OS | 29 Dec 993 BC | JD:1382998 | |
| 2 years, or 668 days runs through: | ||||
| Thu | 10063/8/22 AA | 30 Mar -924 NS | 28 Apr 237 BAUC | AA:3670822 |
| 563/8/22 FE | 8 Apr -924 OS | 28 Apr 990 BC | JD:1383665 | |
| Zimri starts: | ||||
| Fri | 10063/8/23 AA | 31 Mar -924 NS | 29 Apr 237 BAUC | AA:3670823 |
| 563/8/23 FE | 9 Apr -924 OS | 29 Apr 990 BC | JD:1383666 | |
| 7 days runs through: | ||||
| Thu | 10063/8/29 AA | 6 Apr -924 NS | 5 Mai 237 BAUC | AA:3670829 |
| 563/8/29 FE | 15 Apr -924 OS | 5 Mai 990 BC | JD:1383672 | |
| Omri's Reign starts: | ||||
| Fri | 10063/8/30 AA | 7 Apr -924 NS | 6 Mai 237 BAUC | AA:3670830 |
| 563/8/30 FE | 16 Apr -924 OS | 6 Mai 990 BC | JD:1383673 | |
| 12 years, or 4008 days runs through: | ||||
| Mon | 10074/8/17 AA | 28 Mar -913 NS | 30 Jun 224 BAUC | AA:3674837 |
| 574/8/17 FE | 6 Apr -913 OS | 30 Jun 977 BC | JD:1387680 | |
| Ahab's Reign starts: | ||||
| Tue | 10074/8/18 AA | 29 Mar -913 NS | 1 Qui 224 BAUC | AA:3674838 |
| 574/8/18 FE | 7 Apr -913 OS | 1 Qui 977 BC | JD:1387681 | |
| 22 years, or 7348 days runs through: | ||||
| Sat | 10094/10/15 AA | 11 May -893 NS | 21 Six 200 BAUC | AA:3682185 |
| 594/10/15 FE | 19 May -893 OS | 21 Six 953 BC | JD:1395028 | |
| Ahaziah's Reign starts: | ||||
| Sun | 10094/10/16 AA | 12 May -893 NS | 22 Six 200 BAUC | AA:3682186 |
| 594/10/16 FE | 20 May -893 OS | 22 Six 953 BC | JD:1395029 | |
| 2 years, or 668 days runs through: | ||||
| Tue | 10096/8/23 AA | 9 Mar -891 NS | 20 Oct 198 BAUC | AA:3682853 |
| 596/8/23 FE | 17 Mar -892 OS | 20 Oct 951 BC | JD:1395696 | |
| Joram's Reign starts: | ||||
| Wed | 10096/8/24 AA | 10 Mar -891 NS | 21 Oct 198 BAUC | AA:3682854 |
| 596/8/24 FE | 18 Mar -892 OS | 21 Oct 951 BC | JD:1395697 | |
| 12 years, or 4008 days runs through: | ||||
| Sat | 10107/8/11 AA | 28 Feb -880 NS | 15 Dec 185 BAUC | AA:3686861 |
| 607/8/11 FE | 7 Mar -881 OS | 15 Dec 938 BC | JD:1399704 | |