Prophets Chronological List

by | Feb 1, 2021 | 02 Library, Background & History, Charts OT

Prophets enforced the covenant between God and His People. Many people in Scripture prophesy occasionally but not all who do so hold the office of prophet. Therefore, scholars count the prophets differently.

Old Testament Prophets

ProphetPlace &
apprx Date
KingsContemporaries
ElijahNorthOmri (885-874 BC);
Ahab & Jezebel (874-853 BC);
Ahaziah (853-852 BC
Elisha
Obadiah?
ElishaNorthAhaziah  (853-852 BC);
Joram/Jehoram (852-841 BC);
Jehoahaz (814-798 BC);
Elijah
Obadiah?
Obadiah?South
845 BC?
Jehoram (848-841 BC)?Elijah & Elisha?
Joel?South
835 BC?
Joash (835-796 BC)?Elisha?
JonahNorth
782 BC
Jehoash/Joash (798-782 BC);
Jeroboam II (793–758 BC);
Shalmaneser (Assyria)
Amos
AmosNorth
760 BC
Jeroboam II (793–758 BC)Jonah, Hosea, Isaiah
HoseaNorth
760-720 BC
Jeroboam II (793–758 BC) to Hoshea (732–722 BC) Isaiah & Micah
IsaiahNorth
739-685 BC
last year Uzziah (740 BC);
Jotham (740-731 BC);
Ahaz (731-715 BC);
Hezekiah (715-686 BC)
Micah, Hosea, Nahum
Micah South
739-685 BC
Jotham (740-731 BC);
Ahaz (731-715 BC);
Hezekiah (715-686 BC)
Isaiah, Hosea
NahumSouth
650 BC
Manasseh (686-642 BC)
Amon (642-640 BC)
Josiah (640-609 BC)
Isaiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
ZephaniahSouth
640 BC
Amon (642-640 BC);
Josiah (640-609 BC);
Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC);
Nahum, Habakkuk
Jeremiah
JeremiahSouth
627-580 BC
Josiah (640-609 BC);
Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC);
Jehoiakim/Eliakim (609-598 BC);
Zedekiah (597-586 BC)
Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel
HabakkukSouth
609 BC
Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC);
Jehoiakim/Eliakim (609-598 BC);
Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah
EzekielCaptivity
593-570 BC
NebuchadnezzarHabakkuk, Daniel, Jeremiah
DanielCaptivity
606-530 BC
Nebuchadnezzar to CyrusJeremiah, Ezekiel
HaggaiReturn
520 BC
Darius I (521–486 BC)Zechariah
ZechariahReturn
520 BC
Darius I (521–486 BC)Haggai
MalachiReturn
433 BC
Artaxerxes Iwritten during Nehemiah’s absence

Note: The dates of Obadiah and Joel are unknown.

Kings of Israel & Judah

Introduction to Prophets

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