Samuel and Kings tell the history of Israel’s kings, and Chronicles tells much of it again from its own angle. Isaiah and Jeremiah also contain chapters that run parallel to the historical books. The table lines up the parallel passages so you can read them side by side and notice what each book includes, leaves out or emphasizes. Hover over a reference to see the text, and click to open it in the reader.
56 parallel passages · Click on a reference to open it in the reader
| # | Event | Samuel | Books of Kings | Books of Chronicles | Jeremiah | Isaiah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David14 | ||||||
| 1 | David's genealogy | – | – | 1 Chr 1-3 | – | – |
| 2 | The death of Saul | 1 Sam 31 | – | 1 Chr 10 | – | – |
| 3 | David anointed king over Israel | 2 Sam 5:1-5 | – | 1 Chr 11:1-3 | – | – |
| 4 | The conquest of Jerusalem | 2 Sam 5:6-10 | – | 1 Chr 11:4-9 | – | – |
| 5 | David's mighty men | 2 Sam 23:8-39 | – | 1 Chr 11:10-47 | – | – |
| 6 | The ark of the covenant brought to Jerusalem | 2 Sam 6:1-11 | – | 1 Chr 13:1-14 | – | – |
| 7 | David's house and victories | 2 Sam 5:11-25 | – | 1 Chr 14:1-17 | – | – |
| 8 | The ark brought to Jerusalem (2nd attempt) | 2 Sam 6:12-19 | – | 1 Chr 15:1-16:3 | – | – |
| 9 | Nathan's prophecy about David's house | 2 Sam 7:1-29 | – | 1 Chr 17:1-27 | – | – |
| 10 | David's wars and officials | 2 Sam 8:1-18 | – | 1 Chr 18:1-17 | – | – |
| 11 | War against the Ammonites and Arameans | 2 Sam 10:1-19 | – | 1 Chr 19:1-19 | – | – |
| 12 | Conquest of Rabbah | 2 Sam 11:1; 2 Sam 12:26-31 | – | 1 Chr 20:1-3 | – | – |
| 13 | Wars against the Philistines | 2 Sam 21:18-22 | – | 1 Chr 20:4-8 | – | – |
| 14 | David's census | 2 Sam 24:1-25 | – | 1 Chr 21:1-30 | – | – |
| Solomon11 | ||||||
| 15 | Solomon's accession to the throne | – | 1 Kgs 1-2 | 1 Chr 28-29; 2 Chr 1:1 | – | – |
| 16 | Solomon asks for wisdom at Gibeon | – | 1 Kgs 3:4-15 | 2 Chr 1:2-13 | – | – |
| 17 | The building of the temple | – | 1 Kgs 5-6 | 2 Chr 2-4 | – | – |
| 18 | The temple's design and equipment | – | 1 Kgs 7:13-51 | 2 Chr 3:15-5:1 | – | – |
| 19 | The ark brought into the temple | – | 1 Kgs 8:1-11 | 2 Chr 5:2-14 | – | – |
| 20 | Solomon's dedicatory prayer | – | 1 Kgs 8:12-66 | 2 Chr 6:1-7:10 | – | – |
| 21 | The Lord's second vision to Solomon | – | 1 Kgs 9:1-9 | 2 Chr 7:11-22 | – | – |
| 22 | Solomon's buildings and cities | – | 1 Kgs 9:10-28 | 2 Chr 8:1-18 | – | – |
| 23 | The visit of the Queen of Sheba | – | 1 Kgs 10:1-13 | 2 Chr 9:1-12 | – | – |
| 24 | Solomon's wealth | – | 1 Kgs 10:14-29 | 2 Chr 9:13-28 | – | – |
| 25 | The death of Solomon | – | 1 Kgs 11:41-43 | 2 Chr 9:29-31 | – | – |
| Divided kingdom13 | ||||||
| 26 | The division of the kingdom under Rehoboam | – | 1 Kgs 12:1-24 | 2 Chr 10:1-11:4 | – | – |
| 27 | Rehoboam's reign | – | 1 Kgs 14:21-31 | 2 Chr 11:5-12:16 | – | – |
| 28 | Abijah's reign | – | 1 Kgs 15:1-8 | 2 Chr 13:1-22 | – | – |
| 29 | Asa's reign | – | 1 Kgs 15:9-24 | 2 Chr 14:1-16:14 | – | – |
| 30 | Jehoshaphat's reign | – | 1 Kgs 22:41-50 | 2 Chr 17:1-21:1 | – | – |
| 31 | Joram's reign | – | 2 Kgs 8:16-24 | 2 Chr 21:1-20 | – | – |
| 32 | Ahaziah's reign | – | 2 Kgs 8:25-29; 2 Kgs 9:27-29 | 2 Chr 22:1-9 | – | – |
| 33 | Athaliah's reign and Joash's accession to the throne | – | 2 Kgs 11:1-20 | 2 Chr 22:10-23:21 | – | – |
| 34 | Joash's reign | – | 2 Kgs 12:1-22 | 2 Chr 24:1-27 | – | – |
| 35 | Amaziah's reign | – | 2 Kgs 14:1-22 | 2 Chr 25:1-28 | – | – |
| 36 | Uzziah's (Azariah's) reign | – | 2 Kgs 15:1-7 | 2 Chr 26:1-23 | – | – |
| 37 | Jotham's reign | – | 2 Kgs 15:32-38 | 2 Chr 27:1-9 | – | – |
| 38 | Ahaz's reign | – | 2 Kgs 16:1-20 | 2 Chr 28:1-27 | – | – |
| Hezekiah6 | ||||||
| 39 | Hezekiah's accession and reforms | – | 2 Kgs 18:1-12 | 2 Chr 29:1-31:21 | – | – |
| 40 | Sennacherib's campaign and threats | – | 2 Kgs 18:13-37 | 2 Chr 32:1-19 | – | Isa 36:1-22 |
| 41 | Hezekiah's prayer and Isaiah's response | – | 2 Kgs 19:1-37 | 2 Chr 32:20-23 | – | Isa 37:1-38 |
| 42 | Hezekiah's illness and healing | – | 2 Kgs 20:1-11 | 2 Chr 32:24-26 | – | Isa 38:1-22 |
| 43 | Babylon's envoy visits Hezekiah | – | 2 Kgs 20:12-19 | 2 Chr 32:27-31 | – | Isa 39:1-8 |
| 44 | The death of Hezekiah | – | 2 Kgs 20:20-21 | 2 Chr 32:32-33 | – | – |
| Last kings3 | ||||||
| 45 | Manasseh's reign | – | 2 Kgs 21:1-18 | 2 Chr 33:1-20 | – | – |
| 46 | Amon's reign | – | 2 Kgs 21:19-26 | 2 Chr 33:21-25 | – | – |
| 47 | Josiah's reforms | – | 2 Kgs 22:1-23:30 | 2 Chr 34:1-35:27 | – | – |
| The fall of Jerusalem9 | ||||||
| 48 | Jehoahaz's reign | – | 2 Kgs 23:31-34 | 2 Chr 36:1-4 | – | – |
| 49 | Jehoiakim's reign | – | 2 Kgs 23:35-24:7 | 2 Chr 36:5-8 | Jer 22:18-19; Jer 26:1-24; Jer 36:1-32 | – |
| 50 | Jehoiakim's reign and deportation | – | 2 Kgs 24:8-17 | 2 Chr 36:9-10 | Jer 22:24-30; Jer 24:1 | – |
| 51 | Zedekiah's reign | – | 2 Kgs 24:18-20 | 2 Chr 36:11-13 | Jer 37:1-2; Jeremiah 52:1-3 | – |
| 52 | The siege of Jerusalem | – | 2 Kgs 25:1-2 | 2 Chr 36:13-16 | Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 52:4-5 | – |
| 53 | The fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple | – | 2 Kgs 25:3-21 | 2 Chr 36:17-21 | Jer 39:2-10; Jer 52:6-27 | – |
| 54 | Gedaliah as governor | – | 2 Kgs 25:22-26 | – | Jer 40:5-41:18 | – |
| 55 | Jehoiakim's release in Babylon | – | 2 Kgs 25:27-30 | – | Jeremiah 52:31-34 | – |
| 56 | Cyrus' decree on the return | – | – | 2 Chr 36:22-23 | – | – |