SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL
TIME LINE
Assyrian Empire———————————————————————————————————Babylon———Persia———
| —UNITED KINGDOM— | —DIVIDED KINGDOMS—
Israel and Judah |
Exile of Israel
(no recorded return) |
—Exile of Judah— | Judah returns | |||
| c. 1047 BC | c. 1010 BC | c. 970 BC | c. 930 BC | c. 873-853 BC | 722 BC | 568 BC | 539 BC |
| SAUL becomes King | •Death of SAUL
•DAVID–King |
•Death of DAVID
•SOLOMON–King |
•Death of SOLOMON
•REHOBOAM–King |
ELIJAH the Prophet | Israel destroyed by Assyria | •Judah Destroyed
•Begin the Exile |
•Persians conquer Babylon
•Return to Judah begins |