Q: WHAT YEAR DID AHAZ BEGIN HIS REIGN 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 676 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3371 AM.
RELATED VERSES
2 Kings 15:32-33 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jotham Reigns in Judah
32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign. 33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
2 Kings 16:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Ahaz Reigns in Judah
16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done.
3371AM/676BC
YEAR 3371 am
676 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Fri, Mar 30 | |
Unleavened Bread | Sat, Mar 31 | Apr 6 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 20 | |
Trumpets | Mon, Sep 10 | |
Atonement | Wed, Sep 19 | |
Tabernacles | Mon, Sep 24 | Sep 30 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Mon, Oct 1 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 14 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 178 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 8 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 385 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 20 |
Difference between last year and present year | 19 |
Last Year's Difference | -1 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3371 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 30
Unleavened Bread
Mar 31
Apr 6
Pentecost
May 20
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 10
Day of Atonement
Sep 19
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 24
Sep 30
Last Great Day
Oct 1
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
13
Hebrew Calendar
385
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Ninth
Difference
20
Last Year
-1
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
6
Tev
19
3370
295
 
13
 
26
 
302
 
20
Shev
4
 
309
 
27
 
11
 
316
Feb
3
 
18
 
323
 
10
 
25
 
330
 
17
Adar
2
 
337
 
24
 
9
 
344
Mar
3
 
16
 
351
 
10
 
23
 
358
 
17
Nisan
1
175838
365
 
24
 
8
3371
7
 
31
 
15
 
14
May
5
 
20
 
49
 
12
 
27
 
56
 
19
Sivan
5
 
63
 
26
 
12
 
70
Jun
2
 
19
 
77
 
9
 
26
 
84
 
16
Tamm
3
 
91
 
23
 
10
 
98
 
30
 
17
 
105
Jul
7
 
24
 
112
 
14
Av
2
 
119
 
21
 
9
 
126
 
28
 
16
 
133
Aug
4
 
23
 
140
 
11
 
30
 
147
 
18
Elul
7
 
154
 
25
 
14
 
161
Sep
1
 
21
 
168
 
8
 
28
 
175
 
15
Tish
6
 
182
 
22
 
13
 
189
 
29
 
20
 
196
Oct
6
 
27
 
203
 
13
Chesh
4
 
210
 
20
 
11
 
217
 
27
 
18
 
224
Nov
3
 
25
 
231
 
10
Kis
2
 
238
 
17
 
9
 
245
 
24
 
16
 
252
Dec
1
 
23
 
259
 
8
 
30
 
266
 
15
Tev
7
 
273
 
22
 
14
 
280
675 BC
29
 
21
 
287
Jan
5
 
28
 
294
 
12
Shev
6
 
301
 
19
 
13
 
308
 
26
 
20
 
315
Feb
2
 
27
 
322
 
9
Adar
4
 
329
 
16
 
11
 
336
 
23
 
18
175887
343