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Charts of Old Testament and Intertestamental Chronology

Hornung, Erik; Rolf Krauss and David A. Warburton. Ancient Egyptian Chronology Leiden: Brill, 2006 (for Egyptian chronology).Hallo, William W. and William Kelly Simpson, The Ancient Near East: A History. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971 (for Mesopotamian chronology).

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1000 10001001 10011002 Jerusalem conquered/Philistines defeated (1 Sam 5||1 Chr 11:4-9; 1 Chr 14) 10021003 10031004 10041005 10051006 10061007 10071008 10081009 10091010 10101011 10111012 10121013 Mephibosheth born (2 Sam 4:4) 10131014 10141015 10151016 10161017 10171018 10181019 10191020 10201021 10211022 10221023 10231024 10241025 10251026 10261027 10271028 10281029 10291030 10301031 10311032 10321033 10331034 10341035 10351036 10361037 10371038 10381039 10391040 David born (2 Sam 5:2) 10401041 10411042 10421043 10431044 10441045 Eshbaal/Ishbosheth born (2 Sam 2:10) 10451046 10461047 10471048 Saul's reign 40 years (Acts 13:21; Josephus Ant. 6:378) 1048

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