Lesson 3 2. Nadab 3. Baasha 4. Elah 5. Zimri 6. Tibni 7. Omri Kings #2 - #7 of Israel 1 Kings 15:20-16:28 2. Nadab 1 Kings 15:25-32 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam and he was king for 22 years. After he died, his son Nadab became the king. It was the second year of King Asa of Judah. All we know about him is that he was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and sinned like his father. He worshipped idols instead of God and the people followed his bad example. Nadab was killed during a siege at Gibbethon. The city was a Philistine city and Nadab and the men of Israel had laid siege. He was killed by Baasha. 3. Baasha 1 Kings 15:27-16:6 Baasha was the son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar. He had conspired against Nadab and killed him. Baasha self-appointed himself the king of Israel. It was during the third year of King Asa of Judah. He killed everyone in the house of Jeroboam. This was done according to God’s will because of Jeroboam’s sins. There always seemed to be a war between the kings of Israel and Judah. This was true of King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. Baasha was the king of Israel for 24 years. He was evil because he followed idols like Jeroboam and caused the people to sin by not worshipping God. 4. Elah 1 Kings 16:6-14 Elah was the next king of Israel. He was the son of Baasha and became king during the 26th year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned in Tirzah for 2 years. Zimri was his servant and commander of half of his chariots. Zimri conspired against Elah. Elah was drinking and was getting drunk at his steward’s (Arza) house. Zimri struck Elah and killed him at Arza’s house. 5. Zimri 1 Kings 16:8-20 The wars between the kings of Judah and Israel continued and as soon as Zimri took the throne, he killed everyone in Baasha’s household. God was so angry at Baasha for his idol worship, He told Jehu the prophet and Zimri killed all the males in Baasha’s house. Zimri became king during the 27th year of King Asa’s reign of Judah. Zimri was a king for 7 days. The people were camped at Gibbethon which was a Philistine city. The people heard that Zimri had conspired and killed King Elah. The people of Israel made Omri the king. He was the commander of the army. They went to Tirzah and took it over. When Zimri saw the city was taken, he went into the citadel (stronghold or fortress) of the king’s house. He set the king’s house on fire and he burned up in the fire and died. He was evil in God’s sight because he worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had made and the people worshipped the idols also. 6. Tibni 1 Kings 16:16-28 The people had made Omri king of Israel in Gibbethon. But the people were divided. Half of the people followed Tibni who was the son of Ginath. The other half followed Omri. They became co-kings of Israel during the 27th year of reign of King Asa of Judah. The people that followed Omri conquered the people of Tibni though. When Tibni died in the 31st year of King Asa of Judah, Omri became sole king of Israel. In verse 25, we are told that Omri did evil in God’s eyes and ‘did worse than all those before him’. Tibni didn’t make any changes to remove idol worship and he didn’t follow God. It is also interesting to note that Tibni is not always considered a king according to some charts created. But note that in verse 21, we are told that half of the people made him king. In verse 22, it states ‘So Tibni died and Omri reigned.’ Omri didn’t [sole] reign until Tibni died. Tibni is listed first because Omri lived longer and the next king is listed after Omri in verse 28. 7. King Omri Omri was the king of Israel for 12 years. During six years of his reign, he was in Tirzah. Omri purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He built a city in the hill and named it Samaria. He was evil in God’s sight and was worse than the other kings before him. He worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had built and the people followed him and worshipped the idols also. The kings set the example of idol worship and the people followed their example. This made God angry because they weren’t following Him. When Omri died, Ahab his son became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the information posters and the plain posters that are in all the packs. They would make a great bulletin board! Since there isn't much information for any of these kings, there is not much here. The basic worksheets are included and a map with the cities listed with these kings and a word scramble puzzle for these kings. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. All visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series.

Know your Amaziah from your Ahaziah and your Jehoahaz from your... other Jehoahaz with this detailed chart and guide to every king and prophet of Israel and Judah mentioned in the books of 1 and 2 Kings.

Lesson 10 9. Amaziah 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 11. Jotham Kings #9 - #11 of Judah 2 Kings 14:1-15:35 2 Chronicles 25-27 9. Amaziah 2 Kings 12:21, 14:1-21 & 2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah is the son of Joash. He was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. He did what was right in God’s eyes. But the idols were not removed from the high places. He executed the ones that killed his father according to the old law. He killed 10,000 Edomites in battle and took Sela; but changed the name to Joktheel. He was feeling powerful after this victory and decided to fight Israel. King Amaziah of Judah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel. He said he wanted to go to battle against him. King Jehoash sent back his reply in a story. He said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, but a wild beast trampled the thistle. King Jehoash told Amaziah that just because he won the battle against Edom and now felt victorious, didn’t mean he is strong enough to war against Israel. But Amaziah didn’t listen to the warning. Both kings went to Beth Shemesh and their armies fought a battle. Judah lost the battle against Israel and the men ran. King Amaziah was captured and taken to Jerusalem. They broke down part of the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. King Jehoash of Israel took all the gold and silver and other treasures that were in the king’s house. He took hostages back to Samaria with him. There were more battles between the two kings. The kings were always fighting. King Jehoash of Israel died and King Amaziah lived 15 more years after him. There was a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. They followed him and he was killed there. They took him back to Jerusalem on horseback and buried him. The people made his son Azariah who was 16 years old the next king. 10. Azariah 2 Kings 14:21-22, 15:1-7, 2 Chronicles 26 The people made Amaziah’s son Azariah the next king during the 27th year of reign of King Jeroboam of Israel. He is called Uzziah in Chronicles and Amaziah in Kings. He was 16 years old and was a king for 52 years! After his father was buried, he built Elath and returned it to Judah. He did what was right according to God, except there were still idols in the high places that people were worshipping. God made him prosper as long as he worshipped God. He battled against the Philistines and broke down the wall of Gath and other cities. He built cities around some of the Philistine cities. God was with him when he fought the Philistines and Arabians as long as he followed God’s law. The Ammonites brought him tribute and he was known as far as Egypt. His kingdom was very strong. Azariah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and Valley Gate and fortified the city. He built towers in the desert and dug a lot of wells for water for his abundant livestock. He loved the land and had farmers and vineyards to produce the soil. Azariah had a lot of soldiers. There were 2,600 chief officers. There were 307,500 soldiers under them that were good soldiers. Azariah made the whole army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and slings. He made weapons for the towers to shoot arrows and throw rocks. He was well-known all around the area and this pride was his downfall. He went to the temple to burn incense and Azariah the priest (popular name) followed him into the temple. There were 80 priests in the temple. The priest told King Azariah that it wasn’t his place to burn the incense; that was the job for the priests. He told the king to leave. King Azariah became angry and God struck King Azariah with leprosy. The priest removed the king in a hurry when he saw the leprosy break out on his forehead. King Amaziah had leprosy and he was forced to live in an isolated house until he died. His son Jotham was a co-king until he died and then he became the sole king of Judah. 11. Jotham 2 Kings 15:32-38, 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 During the 2nd year of King Pekah of Israel’s reign, the son of Azariah’s son Jotham became the king of Judah. He was 25 years old and was a king for 16 years. He was a good king and obeyed God’s laws. Although, the idols were still in the high places and some of the people worshipped them. He added to Judah with more cities in the mountains and the wall of Ophel. He built fortresses and towers in the forests. He battled the Ammonites and was victorious so the people gave him tribute of 100 talents of silver, 10,000 kors of wheat and 10,000 of barley for 3 years. There were battles between Judah and King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel. He became mighty because he followed God. When Jotham died, he was buried in Jerusalem and his son Ahaz became the king. A few of the lessons in this kings series will have these worksheets. This worksheet is available for Amaziah. The questions and answers were written and given to me by Christina Barkley with permission to recreate the worksheets to share. Click here to download. Also for Amaziah, is the fill-in-the-finger worksheet. The idea, instructions and answers were created by Christina Barkley and I recreated the worksheets with permission to share. This includes the hand that you see above (without logo) and a blank worksheet for students to draw their own hand. Although the answers may vary, a basic teacher's worksheet is included also to show the students what to do. Click here to download. These flash cards for King Amaziah have a couple of ways to use them. Christina Barkley wrote the 15 statements and gave me permission to create the flash cards and share them with you. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters. It also has the visuals for these kings that are not in the Kings Visual Packs. The visual aid posters you see above are also in this pack. Click here for the application pack. The Thistle story poster can be downloaded here in the Jehoash visual pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

I created this chart to help you keep straight the various rulers in the biblical books of Kings and Chronicles, especially because many have the same names. It’s color-coded to match my map …

Lesson 13 14. Manasseh 15. Amon Kings #14 - #15 of Judah 2 Kings 21 & 2 Chronicles 33 14. Manasseh 2 Kings 21:1-18 & 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became the king of Judah. His father was Hezekiah and he reigned for 55 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and worshipped idols. He rebuilt the idols that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He built a lot of idols and practiced various evil abominations and God was angry. He even added a wooden idol in the temple – in the House of God! God told the prophets that Manasseh was worse than all the Amorites and He was going to bring calamity against Jerusalem and Judah. It would be so bad that the ears would tingle on those that heard about it. God said that he was going to wipe the people of Jerusalem like a person that wipes a plate clean and turns it over. They will be delivered into the hands of their enemies because of their evil ways. Manasseh also killed a lot of innocent people which God didn’t approve of. God sent the captains of the army of the King of Assyria to Judah. They captured Manasseh and took him in bronze shackles to Babylon. During a time when he was sick, he humbled himself to God, prayed and begged with Him. God heard him and Manasseh was taken back to Jerusalem and his kingdom. Finally, Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. After his captivity, he built a very tall wall outside Jerusalem, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the Fish Gate and enclosed Ophel. He put army captains in the fortified cities of Judah. He took away all the idols and altars that he had built and he repaired the altar of the Lord. He offered peace and thank offerings to God. He commanded the people of Judah to worship the God of Israel. But, some of the people still worshipped idols in the high places. When Manasseh died, he was buried in the garden of his home and his son Amon became the king. 15. Amon 2 Kings 21:18-26 & 2 Chronicles 33:20-25 Anon was 22 years old when he became the king of Judah. His father was Manasseh and he was the king for 2 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and followed the idols that his father did. He served and worshipped the idols instead of God. He did not humble himself like his father to God but sinned even more. Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. The people of Judah made his son Josiah the next king. These crown visuals are for Manasseh. The visual design & lesson was written by Christina Barkley. She gave me permission to recreate and share. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack contains the posters and worksheets. It also includes the visual above for Manasseh and the visuals for Amon. All without logos. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here for the visuals for Manasseh. Click here for the pictures to color for Manasseh. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

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