The reign of Amaziah
EpochReign3,166–3,195 AH29 years
Participants
Dating
- Start — 2 Kings 14:1. The year Amaziah's reign began is the year Joash's reign began (3164) + 2 years = 3166
- End — 2 Chronicles 25:1. The year Amaziah's reign ended is the year his reign began (3166) + the length of his reign (29) = 3195
Notes
START:He was TWENTY-FIVE YEARS old when he became king... (2KI 14:2) Amaziah was TWENTY-FIVE YEARS old when he became king (2CH 25:1) [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p73] END:[Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p73]
Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.