Ahaz [Evil] (dec 1, 742 BC – jun 30, 726 BC)
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Sarah wife of Abraham. Fairy Tale of Real History by Gerard GertouxThe paralleling of all the reigns helps to understand a few chronological oddities in some biblical reigns. For example Hoshea became king in the 12th year of Ahaz the king of Judah in 729 BCE, however he was already king from the 20th year of Jotham (2Ki 15:30) who only reigned 16 years (2Ki 15:32-33)! In
fact the explanation is simple, given that Hoshea was appointed by Tiglath- pileser III in 738 BCE he was his servant, but not of God, consequently his reign became valid (and was registered) only after his anointing as king of Israel in 729. Similarly, because Ahaz became the servant of Tiglath-pileser III in 740 his reign became invalid from this date until the departure of Tiglath-pileser III in 732. Consequently when Hoshea was appointed king in 740, which was the 4th year of Ahaz, the scribe chose to reckon his reign from the 20th year of Jotham because the latter was registered despite his being dead at that time.
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Date:
dec 1, 742 BC
jun 30, 726 BC
~ 16 years