Ancient Near Eastern History, The Middle East, Synchronising reigns of Ancient Kings, Assyria, Babylon, Israel, Chronology of the Bible
Kings of Assyria, Babylon and Israel 607 - 595 bce
Synchronising Reigns.
This file contains Historical Dates that are specifically pertinent to the reigns of Josiah King of Judah, Jehoiakim King of Judah, and Nebuchadrezzar King of Babylon. It additionally contains dates for the Kings of Assyria and Babylon from 934 bce to 522 bce.
Dates pertinent to the period 607 bce to 595 bce, relate to Chapter 4 of the King's Calendar: From the Death of Josiah to the Fall of Jerusalem, which is freely available on this site. See Chapter Precis Page.
There is an important notice at the end of this file, with which you ought to acquaint yourself. The King's Calendar dates as herein provided, contain two specific elements not found in other sources relating to Biblical History and Bible Dates.
The King's Calendar (justifiably) shifts the D.J. Wiseman dates for Kandalanu, Nabopolassar and Nebuchadrezzar by one year.
The King's Calendar demonstrates that the Redactors of the 5th to 3rd Century BCE changed the Original Solar years in Scripture into Artificial years, and these the King's Calendar uses for the Kings of the Divided Kingdom of Ancient Israel. This is a very simple computer generated mathematical reconstruction that demonstrates that the chronological data for the Divided Kingdom Period is both correct and aligns with known history. (What is King's Calendar?
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Introduction: Assyria, Babylon, Israel
The Purpose of this file is to provide the reader with an historical timeline within which to compare the activities and reigns of the King's of Judah and Babylon.
745-727 bce - Tiglath-Pileser III - King of Assyria
727-722 bce - Shalmaneser V - King of Assyria
722-705 bce - Sargon II - King of Assyria
705-681 bce - Sennacherib - King of Assyria
681-669 bce - Esarhaddon - King of Assyria
668-626 bce - Ashurbanipal - King of Assyria
668-648 bce - Shamash Shumukin - King of Babylon
647-625 bce - Kandalanu - King of Babylon
King's Calendar Date is 646-625 bce
625-605 bce - Nabopolassar - King of Babylon
King's Calendar date is 624-604 bce
604-562 bce - Nebuchadrezzar II - King of Babylon
King's Calendar date is 603-562 bce
561-559 bce - Evil Merodach (Amel Marduk) - King of Babylon
559-556 bce - Neri Glisser - King of Babylon
556-555 bce - Labashi Marduk - King of Babylon
555-538 bce - Narbonidus - King of Babylon
538-530 bce - Cyrus The Great - King of Babylon
530-522 bce - Cambyses - King of Babylon
522 bce - Darius - King of Babylon
Important Notice
As mentioned in the opening, The King's Calendar Computer Generated Mathematical Synchronous Chronology for the Divided Kingdom of Ancient Israel does not follow standard methods for interpreting Israelite history.
It assigns the value of 336 days per Biblical Year - and - shifts the reigns of 3 kings of Babylon by one year. To further understand the King's Calendar Methodology go to:
The Premise: Between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE (but continuing down to at least 104 BCE), Sectarian redactors transcribed the legitimate 'solar year' chronological records of Israel and Judah, into an artificial form, with listed years as each comprised of 12 months of 4 weeks of 7 days, or 336 days per year, thus creating a 13th artificial year where 12 solar years existed.
When the Synchronous Chronological Data provided in the Books of Kings and Chronicles for the Divided Kingdom Period are measured in years of 336 days, the synchronisms actually align. [Refer to Appendix Five to see how it synchronises the Divided Kingdom Period]
General formula for Biblical Data conversion:
The formula for constructing the artificial calendar was:
'X' times 364 equals 'Y' days
'Y' days divided by 336 equals 'Z' artificial years.
Values are:
'X' = any given number of 'real/solar' years
364 = perceived days in the sectarian calendar
'Y' = number of days calculated
336 = number of days in an artificial year
'Z' = artificial years = 1.083'X' and represents the original number of the converted years plus 8%.
To reverse the process by hand:
'Z' years times 336 equals 'Y' divided by 364 equals the Number of 'X' years converted.
To see how effective this method is, SEE:Appendix 5:Diagrammatic Reconstruction of Israelite History from 936 to 586 BCE:
The Principle of Linear Causality
The King's Calendar is a very simple approach to Biblical Chronology. It substitutes a value of 336 days for every year listed in Scripture. As far as the Divided Kingdom is concerned, when you use this 336 day year value, the synchronisms actually work. To see how effective this method is, SEE:Appendix 5: Diagrammatic Reconstruction of Israelite History from 936 to 586 BCE
Because it is a mathematical system, the King's Calendar must abide by certain mathematical rules, the most important of which, is that if you change any date for any day, month, or year every other day, month, or year is effected and must also change. It's like a 'domino effect'. Chronological references cannot be 'forced' to fit, and nor can they simply be ignored or 'compressed' as is the usual case with historians and archaeologists.
If any King's Calendar chronological determination disagrees with anything in the history books, it must argue the case as to why the history books are wrong, or why the evidence for an assertion is untrustworthy. If the King's Calendar successfully defends its' position, then the history books cannot be treated as definitive, and if the King's Calendar is 'proven' wrong, then every other chronological reference it provides is also wrong.
Because of this, the King's Calendar Chronological Reconstruction of Israel's history is unique, in that its' methodology can be scientifically (mathematically) tested and demonstrated to be either true or false. Its' chronological predictions are able to be 'proved' or 'disproved'.
R.P.BenDedek is from Brisbane Australia and is the author of 'The King's Calendar: The Secret of Qumran' at http://www.kingscalendar.com His academic articles set forth Apologetics for and results of his discovery of an "artificial chronological scheme" running through the Bible, Josephus, the Damascus Documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Seder Olam Rabbah.
He writes photographic 'Stories from China' and social editorial commentaries, both at KingsCalendar, and as a contributing newspaper columnist. He currently teaches Conversational English in China and in addition to his English Lessons at KingsCalendar, he has created specific sites for Students of English.
