How much time passed between the death of King Solomon and the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles?

Question

CopticBot.ai · Accepted Answer

Approximately 210 years passed between King Solomon’s death and the Assyrian exile of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The Babylonian exile of the Southern Kingdom of Judah began about 325 years after his death and culminated in Jerusalem’s and the Temple’s destruction about 345 years after his death.

Following the forty-year reign and death of King Solomon, the united monarchy fractured into two separate kingdoms: the Northern Kingdom of Israel (ten tribes, led by Jeroboam) and the Southern Kingdom of Judah (the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, ruled by Solomon’s son Rehoboam). Because the nation divided, biblical history records two distinct exiles: the Assyrian Exile of the Northern Kingdom and the Babylonian Exile of the Southern Kingdom. --- 1. The Death of Solomon to the Assyrian Exile (Northern Kingdom) Death of King Solomon: c. 931/930 B.C. Fall of Samaria and the Assyrian Exile: c. 722 B.C. After Jeroboam led the northern tribes into apostasy and idolatry, a succession of wicked kings ruled Israel. The kingdom fell during the reign of King Hoshea when the Assyrian Empire besieged Samaria for three years and deported the ten tribes into Assyria, placing them along the rivers of Gozan, in Halah, Habor, and the cities of the Medes (2 Kings 17:6). Duration: Approximately 209 years (from the division of the kingdom to the complete fall of Samaria). --- 2. The Death of Solomon to the Babylonian Exile (Southern Kingdom) Death of King Solomon: c. 931/930 B.C. The Babylonian Exile: Initial Deportation (under Jehoiakim / Daniel taken): c. 605 B.C. Second Deportation (King Jehoiachin and Ezekiel taken): c. 597 B.C. Destruction of Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple (under Zedekiah): c. 586 B.C. The Southern Kingdom of Judah endured longer, through a mixture of righteous kings (such as Hezekiah and Josiah) and apostate kings (such as Manasseh). Because of continued unfaithfulness and rebellion against God, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took Judah into captivity in stages, culminating in the burning of the Temple of Solomon and the walls of Jerusalem. Duration to the First Deportation (605 B.C.): Approximately 325 years. Duration to the Final Destruction and Exile (586 B.C.): Approximately 345 years. --- Summary To the Assyrian Exile of Israel: 210 years To the Babylonian Exile of Judah: 325 to 345 years (depending on whether measured from the initial captivity or the destruction of the Temple).

How much time passed between the death of King Solomon and the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles?

1. The Death of Solomon to the Assyrian Exile (Northern Kingdom)

2. The Death of Solomon to the Babylonian Exile (Southern Kingdom)

Summary

Related questions