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EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY.
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if Takelothis came to the throne in 765, the Dynasty would
either have begun in 801 or else in 826, whereas the inscrip-
tions are in favour of the dates of 811 or 834 at latest".
In one of his inscriptions king Hetch-cheper-Ra Sheshenk
has given a list of the cities that he captured1'; and this
includes a number of cities in Palestine and Syria. So this
Sheshenk is probably the Shishak, king of Egypt, who fig-
ures in the Bible as the assailant of Jerusalem in year 5 of
Rehoboame.
Now, the Bible says that Rehoboam reigned for 17 years,
then Abijam for 3 years, then Asa for 41 years, then Jehosa-
phat for 25 years, then Jehoram for 8 years, then Ahaziah for
1 year, then Athaliah for 6 years, then Joash for 40 years,
then Amaziah for 29 years, then Azariah for 52 years, then
Jotham for 16 years, then Ahaz for 16 years, and then
Hczekiah; and Samaria was taken in year 6 of Hezekiah''.
Assuming that Samaria was taken in 721°, the dates of
accession would thus be 726 for Hezekiah, 742 for Ahaz, 758
for Jotham, 810 for Azariah, 839 for Amaziah, 879 for Joash,
885 for Athaliah, 886 for Ahaziah, 894 for Jehoram, 919 for
Jehosaphat, 960 for Asa, 963 for Abijam, and 980 for Reho-
boam. And thus Shishak's invasion would fall in 976.
But the Bible also says that Rehoboam and Jeroboam
began their reigns together; and Jeroboam reigned for 22
years, then Nadab for 2 years, then Baasha for 24 years, then
Elah for 2 years, then Zimri for a week, then Omri for 12
years, then Ahab for 22 years, then Ahaziah for 2 years, then
Joram for 12 years, then Jehu for 28 years, then Jehoahaz for 17
years, then Jehoash for 16 years, then Jeroboam for 41 years,
then Zachariah for six months, then Shallum for one month,
then Menahem for 10 years, then Pekahiah for 2 years, then
Pekah for 20 years, and then Hoshea; and Samaria was taken
a See above, page 17.
b Karnak. Lepsius, Denkmaeler aus Aegypten, part 3, plates 252, 253. a.
c Chronicles, ii. 12. 2-4; Kings, i. 14. 25.
" Kings, i. 14. 21, 31, 15. 2, 8, 10, 24, 22. 42, 50, ii. 8. 17, 24, 26, ir. 1-3, 21,
i«. 1, 21, 14. 2, 21, 15. 2, 7, 33, 38, 16. 2, 20, 18. 10.
0 See above, pp. 6, 7.
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if Takelothis came to the throne in 765, the Dynasty would
either have begun in 801 or else in 826, whereas the inscrip-
tions are in favour of the dates of 811 or 834 at latest".
In one of his inscriptions king Hetch-cheper-Ra Sheshenk
has given a list of the cities that he captured1'; and this
includes a number of cities in Palestine and Syria. So this
Sheshenk is probably the Shishak, king of Egypt, who fig-
ures in the Bible as the assailant of Jerusalem in year 5 of
Rehoboame.
Now, the Bible says that Rehoboam reigned for 17 years,
then Abijam for 3 years, then Asa for 41 years, then Jehosa-
phat for 25 years, then Jehoram for 8 years, then Ahaziah for
1 year, then Athaliah for 6 years, then Joash for 40 years,
then Amaziah for 29 years, then Azariah for 52 years, then
Jotham for 16 years, then Ahaz for 16 years, and then
Hczekiah; and Samaria was taken in year 6 of Hezekiah''.
Assuming that Samaria was taken in 721°, the dates of
accession would thus be 726 for Hezekiah, 742 for Ahaz, 758
for Jotham, 810 for Azariah, 839 for Amaziah, 879 for Joash,
885 for Athaliah, 886 for Ahaziah, 894 for Jehoram, 919 for
Jehosaphat, 960 for Asa, 963 for Abijam, and 980 for Reho-
boam. And thus Shishak's invasion would fall in 976.
But the Bible also says that Rehoboam and Jeroboam
began their reigns together; and Jeroboam reigned for 22
years, then Nadab for 2 years, then Baasha for 24 years, then
Elah for 2 years, then Zimri for a week, then Omri for 12
years, then Ahab for 22 years, then Ahaziah for 2 years, then
Joram for 12 years, then Jehu for 28 years, then Jehoahaz for 17
years, then Jehoash for 16 years, then Jeroboam for 41 years,
then Zachariah for six months, then Shallum for one month,
then Menahem for 10 years, then Pekahiah for 2 years, then
Pekah for 20 years, and then Hoshea; and Samaria was taken
a See above, page 17.
b Karnak. Lepsius, Denkmaeler aus Aegypten, part 3, plates 252, 253. a.
c Chronicles, ii. 12. 2-4; Kings, i. 14. 25.
" Kings, i. 14. 21, 31, 15. 2, 8, 10, 24, 22. 42, 50, ii. 8. 17, 24, 26, ir. 1-3, 21,
i«. 1, 21, 14. 2, 21, 15. 2, 7, 33, 38, 16. 2, 20, 18. 10.
0 See above, pp. 6, 7.