Q: #344. How many of the kings of Israel and Judah were killed?
A: There were 42 kings who ruled in Israel and Judah (and one queen who ruled instead of a king). Of these, 15 were killed by other people, God killed 3, and 2 killed themselves. Interestingly, of the 19 kings of Israel, 7 were killed by individuals who killed the king and took his spot. However, this happened to none of the kings (or queen) of Judah.
Following are charts laying this out.
United Kingdom Killed Or Not?
Saul Suicide (1 Sam 31:4-5)(1 Chr 10:4-5)
Ishbosheth Killed by Rechab and Baanah, commanders of his raiding parties (2 Sam 4:5-7)
David Not Killed (1 Kin 2:10)(1 Chr 29:28)
Solomon Not Killed (1 Kin 11:43)(2 Chr 9:31)
Kings Of Israel Killed Or Not?
Jeroboam “The Lord struck him and he died” (2 Chr 13:20)(1 Kin 14:20)
Nadab Killed by Baasha (1 Kin 15:25-28)
Baasha Not Killed (1 Kin 16:6)
Elah Killed by his servant Zimri (1 Kin 16:9-10)
Zimri Suicide (1 Kin 16:17-18)
Omri Not Killed (1 Kin 16:28)
Ahab Killed in battle (1 Kin 22:34-37)(2 Chr 18:33-34)
Ahaziah Died from an injury (2 Kin 1:2,4,16-17)
Jehoram Killed by Jehu (2 Kin 9:24-25)
Jehu Not Killed (2 Kin 10:35)
Jehoahaz Not Killed (2 Kin 13:9)
Jehoash Not Killed (2 Kin 13:13)
Jeroboam Not Killed (2 Kin 14:29)
Zachariah Killed by Shallum (2 Kin 15:10)
Shallum Killed by Menahem (2 Kin 15:14)
Menahem Not Killed (2 Kin 15:22)
Pekhiah Killed by Pekah, one of his chief officers (2 Kin 15:25)
Pekah Killed by Hoshea (2 Kin 15:30)
Hoshea Unknown (2 Kin 17:1-4)
Kings Of Judah Killed or Not?
Rehoboam Not Killed (1 Kin 14:31)(2 Chr 12:16)
Abijam Not Killed (1 Kin 15:8)(2 Chr 14:1)
Asa Not Killed (1 Kin 15:23-24)(2 Chr 16:12-13) **May have died from disease in feet
Jehoshaphat Not Killed (1 Kin 22:50)(2 Chr 21:1)
Jehoram “The Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease… and he died” (2 Chr 21:18-19)(2 Kin 8:24)
Ahaziah Killed by Jehu (2 Chr 22:9)(2 Kin 9:27)
Athaliah (Queen) Killed by order of Jehoiada the priest (2 Kin 11:15-16)(2 Chr 23:14-15)
Joash Killed by his servants: Jozachar and Jehozabad (2 Kin 12:20-21)(2 Chr 24:25-26)
Amaziah Killed by enemies (2 Kin 14:19)(2 Chr 25:27)
Azariah (Uzziah) God struck him with leprosy (until the day he died) (2 Chr 26:20-21)(2 Kin 15:5)
Jotham Not Killed (2 Kin 15:38)(2 Chr 27:9)
Ahaz Not Killed (2 Kin 16:20)(2 Chr 28:27)
Hezekiah Not Killed (2 Kin 20:21)(2 Chr 32:33)
Manasseh Not Killed (2 Kin 21:18)(2 Chr 33:20)
Amon Killed by his servants (2 Kin 21:23)(2 Chr 33:24)
Josiah Killed in battle by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kin 23:29-30)(2 Chr 35:23-24)
Jehoahaz Died as a prisoner of Pharaoh Neco (2 Kin 23:33-34)
Jehoiakim Unknown: taken prisoner by King Nebuchadnezzar and likely died in Babylon (2 Chr 36:5-6)(2 Kin 24:6)
Jehoiachin Unknown: taken prisoner by King Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kin 24:12,15)(2 Chr 36:10) Later released by King Evil-merodach (2 Kin 25:27-30)
Zedekiah Unknown: taken prisoner by King Nebuchadnezzar and likely died in Babylon (2 Kin 25:7)
You can find out how long each of these kings ruled, and which were good/evil here.
When God punishes a king to be killed in battle, what happens to the innocent soldiers who are killed and their innocent families?
John, do you have a Biblical example of what you are talking about?