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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 KingdomKilled Or Not?
SaulSuicide (1 Sam 31:4-5)(1 Chr 10:4-5)
IshboshethKilled 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)
SolomonNot Killed (1 Kin 11:43)(2 Chr 9:31)

Kings Of IsraelKilled Or Not?
Jeroboam“The Lord struck him and he died” (2 Chr 13:20)(1 Kin 14:20)
NadabKilled by Baasha (1 Kin 15:25-28)
BaashaNot Killed (1 Kin 16:6)
ElahKilled by his servant Zimri (1 Kin 16:9-10)
ZimriSuicide (1 Kin 16:17-18)
OmriNot Killed (1 Kin 16:28)
AhabKilled in battle (1 Kin 22:34-37)(2 Chr 18:33-34)
AhaziahDied from an injury (2 Kin 1:2,4,16-17)
JehoramKilled by Jehu (2 Kin 9:24-25)
JehuNot Killed (2 Kin 10:35)
JehoahazNot Killed (2 Kin 13:9)
JehoashNot Killed (2 Kin 13:13)
JeroboamNot Killed (2 Kin 14:29)
ZachariahKilled by Shallum (2 Kin 15:10)
ShallumKilled by Menahem (2 Kin 15:14)
MenahemNot Killed (2 Kin 15:22)
PekhiahKilled by Pekah, one of his chief officers (2 Kin 15:25)
PekahKilled by Hoshea (2 Kin 15:30)
HosheaUnknown (2 Kin 17:1-4)

Kings Of JudahKilled or Not?
RehoboamNot Killed (1 Kin 14:31)(2 Chr 12:16)
AbijamNot Killed (1 Kin 15:8)(2 Chr 14:1)
AsaNot Killed (1 Kin 15:23-24)(2 Chr 16:12-13) **May have died from disease in feet
JehoshaphatNot 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)
AhaziahKilled 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)
JoashKilled by his servants: Jozachar and Jehozabad (2 Kin 12:20-21)(2 Chr 24:25-26)
AmaziahKilled 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)
JothamNot Killed (2 Kin 15:38)(2 Chr 27:9)
AhazNot Killed (2 Kin 16:20)(2 Chr 28:27)
HezekiahNot Killed (2 Kin 20:21)(2 Chr 32:33)
ManassehNot Killed (2 Kin 21:18)(2 Chr 33:20)
AmonKilled by his servants (2 Kin 21:23)(2 Chr 33:24)
JosiahKilled in battle by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kin 23:29-30)(2 Chr 35:23-24)
JehoahazDied as a prisoner of Pharaoh Neco (2 Kin 23:33-34)
JehoiakimUnknown: taken prisoner by King Nebuchadnezzar and likely died in Babylon (2 Chr 36:5-6)(2 Kin 24:6)
JehoiachinUnknown: 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)
ZedekiahUnknown: 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.

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John Abraham

When God punishes a king to be killed in battle, what happens to the innocent soldiers who are killed and their innocent families?