Four Generation
Curse in Southern Kingdom
| . |
King |
Yrs |
Curse |
Executed Curse |
Events |
| 1 |
Rehoboam |
17 |
lost 10 Tribes that split into N. Kingdom; invaded by
Shishak, king of Egypt (1 Ki 14:25-26; 2 Ch 12:2-9) |
. |
(1 Ki 14:21), rejected the Law (2 Ch 12:1) |
| 2 |
Abijam
(Abijah) |
3 |
. |
trusted in the Lord and defeated the army of Jeroboam,
killed 500,000 (2 Ch 13:17) |
(1 Ki 15:1-2), became powerful, had 14 wives (2 Chron
13:21) |
| 3 |
Asa |
41 |
. |
destroyed idols and cult prostitutes |
(1 Ki 15:10), devoted to the Lord (1 Ki 15:14) |
| 4 |
Jehoshaphat |
25 |
punished for alignment with Israel Ahaziah (2 Chron 20:37) |
expelled the cult prostitutes (1 Ki 22:46) |
(1 Ki 22:42), peace from enemies (2 Ch 20:30), fought
with Ahab against Aram; let his son marry daughter of Ahab and Jezebel
(2 Ch 18:1) |
| 1 |
Jehoram |
8 |
Severe sickness Sin Unto Death, Judah invaded by Philistines
and Arabs and plundered; his wives and sons taken except Jehoahaz (2 Ch
21:17) |
killed his brothers in a purge (2 Chron 21:4) |
(2 Ki 8:16-17), son of Jehoshaphat, married Ahab's daughter
(2 Chron 21:6); Fifth Cycle of Discipline averted due to the Davidic Covenant
(2 Chron 21:7) |
| 2 |
Ahaziah |
1 |
died under the Curse of Ahab (2 Ki 9:27-29; 2 Ch 22:7,
9) |
. |
(2 Ki 8:24), mother's name was Athaliah, granddaughter
of Omri king of Israel (2 Ki 8:26) |
| 3 |
Athaliah
(Queen) |
6 |
under family Four Gen. Curse; executed (2 Ki 11:16; 8:26) |
killed the King's sons, but one was hidden. |
(2 Ki 11:1-3), daughter of Ahab & Jezebel (2 Ki 8:18),
granddaughter of Omri (2 Ki 8:26), usurped the throne |
| 4 |
Jehoash
(Joash), |
40 |
. |
killed by a conspiracy (2 Ki 12:20-21) |
became King age 7 (2 Ki 11:21); paid tribute to Aram
(2 Ki 12:18) |
| 1 |
Amaziah |
29 |
The Lord was angry with him for his idolatry (2 Ch 25:15) |
defeated and captured by Joash, King of Israel (2 Ki
14:13); killed by conspiracy (2 Ch 25:27) |
2 Ki 14:1-2 |
| 2 |
Azariah
(Uzziah) |
52 |
Cursed with leprosy for violating Temple sanctity (2
Ki 15:5; 2 Ch 26:16, 20) |
. |
(2 Ki 15:2), raised a great army, became great and famous
(2 Ch 26:6-9), but his pride was his downfall and he became a type of Satan;
Jotham his son governed for him |
| 3 |
Jotham |
6 |
. |
. |
(2 Ki 15:32-33), followed the Lord, fortified Jerusalem,
defeated Ammonites (2 Ch 27:5), mighty (2 Ch 27:6) |
| 4 |
Ahaz |
16 |
. |
. |
(2 Ki 16:2), made son pass through fire (2 Ki 16:3),
paid Assyria to deliver from Aram (2 Ki 16:7-9); erected an Assyrian altar
in the Temple (2 Ki 16:10-18) |
| 1 |
Hezekiah |
29 |
Fifth Cycle Discipline averted, Sennacherib's army destroyed
(2 Ki 19:35); delivered from Sin Unto Death (2 Ki 20:1-11) |
tore down the idols |
(2 Ki 18:2), kept the commandments, refused to serve
Assyria, but formed alliance with Egypt and later paid tribute to Assyria |
| 2 |
Manasseh |
55 |
Fifth Cycle Discipline decreed (2 Ki 21:12-15) |
. |
2 Ki 21:1 |
| 3 |
Amon |
2 |
killed by a conspiracy (2 Ki 21:23-24) |
. |
2 Ki 21:19 |
| 4 |
Josiah |
31 |
Judah still liable for Fifth Cycle Discipline (2 Ki 23:27) |
cleaned up the Temple, destroyed the idols and houses
of the cult prostitutes |
(2 Ki 22:1), Law discovered (2 Ki 22:8), obeyed (2 Ki
23:3), kept Passover (2 Ki 23:21-23), turned to the Lord with all his heart
(2 Ki 23:25) |
| 1 |
Jehoahaz |
3 mo. |
imprisoned by Pharaoh Necho (2 Ki 23:33) |
. |
2 Ki 15:23 |
| 2 |
Jehoiakim |
11 |
. |
. |
(2 Ki 23:36), vassal to Egypt and then Babylon, rebelled
against Babylon; Judah invaded (2 Ki 24:2) |
| 3 |
Jehoiachin |
3 mo. |
Curse of Coniah: He would be cast out and his line
cut off (Jer 22:24-30); taken captive by Babylon (2 Ki 24:12), |
. |
(2 Ki 24:8), Jerusalem treasures taken by Babylon (2
Ki 24:13), thousands exiled to Babylon (2 Ki 24:14-16) |
| 4 |
Zedekiah |
11 |
Fifth Cycle Discipline,
Nebuchadnezzar burned, plundered Jerusalem, nation exiled,
Zedekiah taken captive to Babylon (2 Ki 25:6-21) |
. |
(2 Ki 24:18), Jehoiachin's uncle; rebelled against Babylon; |
