Q: WHAT YEAR DID AHAZIAH'S REIGN END IN JUDAH?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 838 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3209 AM.
RELATED VERSES
I Kings 22:51 - Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
2 Kings 3:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
II Kings 3:1
3209AM/838BC
YEAR 3209 am
838 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Fri, Mar 22 | |
Unleavened Bread | Sat, Mar 23 | Mar 29 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 12 | |
Trumpets | Mon, Sep 2 | |
Atonement | Wed, Sep 11 | |
Tabernacles | Mon, Sep 16 | Sep 22 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Mon, Sep 23 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 13 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 169 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 17 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 383 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 18 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -18 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 3209 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 22
Unleavened Bread
Mar 23
Mar 29
Pentecost
May 12
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 2
Day of Atonement
Sep 11
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 16
Sep 22
Last Great Day
Sep 23
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
12
Hebrew Calendar
383
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Thirteenth
Difference
18
Last Year
-10
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
5
Tev
26
3208
294
 
12
Shev
4
 
301
 
19
 
11
 
308
 
26
 
18
 
315
Feb
2
 
25
 
322
 
9
Adar
2
 
329
 
16
 
9
 
336
 
23
 
16
 
343
Mar
2
 
23
 
350
 
9
Nisan
1
 
357
 
16
 
8
167385
364
 
23
 
15
3209
5
 
30
 
22
 
12
May
4
 
27
 
47
 
11
Sivan
5
 
54
 
18
 
12
 
61
 
25
 
19
 
68
Jun
1
 
26
 
75
 
8
Tamm
3
 
82
 
15
 
10
 
89
 
22
 
17
 
96
 
29
 
24
 
103
Jul
6
Av
2
 
110
 
13
 
9
 
117
 
20
 
16
 
124
 
27
 
23
 
131
Aug
3
 
30
 
138
 
10
Elul
7
 
145
 
17
 
14
 
152
 
24
 
21
 
159
 
31
 
28
 
166
Sep
7
Tish
6
 
173
 
14
 
13
 
180
 
21
 
20
 
187
 
28
 
27
 
194
Oct
5
Chesh
4
 
201
 
12
 
11
 
208
 
19
 
18
 
215
 
26
 
25
 
222
Nov
2
Kis
3
 
229
 
9
 
10
 
236
 
16
 
17
 
243
 
23
 
24
 
250
 
30
Tev
2
 
257
Dec
7
 
9
 
264
 
14
 
16
 
271
 
21
 
23
 
278
837 BC
28
Shev
1
 
285
Jan
4
 
8
 
292
 
11
 
15
 
299
 
18
 
22
 
306
 
25
 
29
 
313
Feb
1
Adar
6
 
320
 
8
 
13
 
327
 
15
 
20
 
334
 
22
 
27
167434
341