M\Also referred to as Caleb-1 Chronicles 2 : 18
Ammiel is mentioned in the following verses 1 Chronicles 3:5
Eliam is mentioned in the following verses 2 Samuel 11:3
St.Luke 3:31-32, 1 Samuel 16:18
Annointed by the Prophet Samuel2 Samuel 5:3-- all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel .
4-- David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5-- In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah .
6-- And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David , saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7-- Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David .
8-- And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David 's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9-- So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David . And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10-- And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
11-- And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David , and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
12-- And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel , and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel 's sake.
13-- And David < took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron : and there were yet sons and daughters born to David .---------------------
John Pratt's research:
Witness of Assyrian Chronology
After David became King of all Israel (in 1019 BC), many of the nearby nations made war against him, and he prevailed. The Kingdom of Israel grew into a major power very quickly, having conquered Palestine, Syria, Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Zobah (2 Sam. 8). Then those nations sent for help from the "Syrians beyond the river," referring to Assyria, beyond the Euphrates (2 Sam. 10:15). That nation also suffered huge losses (40,000 infantrymen and 7,000 horsemen, 2 Sam. 10:18). The Septuagint (Greek) version of the Old Testament includes the name of the King of Assyria at that time, "Chalamak" (II Kings 10:15). The historian Josephus explicitly states, "they sent to Chalaman, the king of the Syrians, beyond the Euphrates, and hired him for an auxiliary." (Antiquities VII.vi.3). He adds that after that battle, Assyria also became part of David's empire.
This is an extremely important clue to chronology, because Assyria preserved a detailed listed of kings and important events for centuries. The wonderful fact about these Assyrian records is that they include some eclipses of the sun, which lock in those years with absolute certainty. It was these records which led to the "Revised Chronology" listed in the LDS Bible Dictionary under "Chronology" which starts at a date for Solomon's son Rehoboam in 953 BC. Nevertheless, the Assyrian chronology is still being revised because several versions of their chronology have been found which do not all agree, and more recently proposed dates for Rehoboam are 931 BC and 945 BC. The results being presented in this article agree well with the latter proposal because Solomon's 40-year reign would have ended about that time.[13]
So the question is, is there an Assyrian king listed shortly after 1019 BC who could be identified with Chalaman? The answer is that, based on the Assyrian chronology, Shalmaneser II is listed by scholars as having reigned from 1030-1018 BC.[14] "Shalmaneser" is very close linguistically to "Chalaman." Thus, this independent record confirms that the battle of David vs. Shalmaneser II most likely occurred in the summer of 1018 BC. This date agrees precisely with the conclusions of at least one scholar who has researched this material in detail.[15] Table 1 summarizes the dates proposed in this article and all the dates published so far are listed on all seven sacred calendars on my website.[16]
Table 1. Summary of Dates presented in this article. Those for Ezekiel's ordeal are derived in footnote 12.
Event Date BC Hebrew S. Round Venus Mercury
David born Sat 4 Jul 1057 17 Tam 1 Deer 1 Res 1 Bir
King of Judah Thu 22 Jun 1026 17 Tam 1 Quake 1 Cre 1 Lrd
King of Israel Sat 16 Nov 1019 5 Kis 1 Light 1 Res —
Solomon born Tue 26 Jun 1009 1 Tam 1 Monkey 1 Res 1 Pri
David died Mon 12 Jun 986 pm* 1 Tam 1 Condor 1 Cre 1 Lrd
Temple begun Tue 14 Apr 983 2 Iyr — — —
Temple done Sun 30 Oct 976 12 Hes — — —
Priests begin Sat 5 Sep 972 1 Tis 13 Eagle — 0 Res
Temple Dedication Sat 19 Sep 972 15 Tis 1 Water — 1 Lrd
Temple Finale Fri 2 Oct 972 pm* 29 Tis 1 Wind — 1 Cre
Josiah's Purge Mon 21 Dec 629 pm* 1 Teb 1 Light 1 Res 1 Res
Ezekiel begins Thu 30 Jun 593 pm* — 1 Eagle — 1 Res
Ezekiel turns Tue 25 Jul 592 pm* — 1 Serpent — 1 Qui
Ezekiel ends Sat 2 Sep 592 — 1 Dragon — 1 Adt
Siege Fri 11 Dec 589 10 Teb 1 Flower 1 Res 1 Res
M\"the Jezreelitess." 1 Chronicles 3:1
St.Luke 3:31-32, 1 Samuel 16:18
Annointed by the Prophet Samuel2 Samuel 5:3-- all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel .
4-- David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5-- In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah .
6-- And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David , saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7-- Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David .
8-- And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David 's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9-- So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David . And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10-- And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
11-- And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David , and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
12-- And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel , and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel 's sake.
13-- And David < took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron : and there were yet sons and daughters born to David .---------------------
John Pratt's research:
Witness of Assyrian Chronology
After David became King of all Israel (in 1019 BC), many of the nearby nations made war against him, and he prevailed. The Kingdom of Israel grew into a major power very quickly, having conquered Palestine, Syria, Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Zobah (2 Sam. 8). Then those nations sent for help from the "Syrians beyond the river," referring to Assyria, beyond the Euphrates (2 Sam. 10:15). That nation also suffered huge losses (40,000 infantrymen and 7,000 horsemen, 2 Sam. 10:18). The Septuagint (Greek) version of the Old Testament includes the name of the King of Assyria at that time, "Chalamak" (II Kings 10:15). The historian Josephus explicitly states, "they sent to Chalaman, the king of the Syrians, beyond the Euphrates, and hired him for an auxiliary." (Antiquities VII.vi.3). He adds that after that battle, Assyria also became part of David's empire.
This is an extremely important clue to chronology, because Assyria preserved a detailed listed of kings and important events for centuries. The wonderful fact about these Assyrian records is that they include some eclipses of the sun, which lock in those years with absolute certainty. It was these records which led to the "Revised Chronology" listed in the LDS Bible Dictionary under "Chronology" which starts at a date for Solomon's son Rehoboam in 953 BC. Nevertheless, the Assyrian chronology is still being revised because several versions of their chronology have been found which do not all agree, and more recently proposed dates for Rehoboam are 931 BC and 945 BC. The results being presented in this article agree well with the latter proposal because Solomon's 40-year reign would have ended about that time.[13]
So the question is, is there an Assyrian king listed shortly after 1019 BC who could be identified with Chalaman? The answer is that, based on the Assyrian chronology, Shalmaneser II is listed by scholars as having reigned from 1030-1018 BC.[14] "Shalmaneser" is very close linguistically to "Chalaman." Thus, this independent record confirms that the battle of David vs. Shalmaneser II most likely occurred in the summer of 1018 BC. This date agrees precisely with the conclusions of at least one scholar who has researched this material in detail.[15] Table 1 summarizes the dates proposed in this article and all the dates published so far are listed on all seven sacred calendars on my website.[16]
Table 1. Summary of Dates presented in this article. Those for Ezekiel's ordeal are derived in footnote 12.
Event Date BC Hebrew S. Round Venus Mercury
David born Sat 4 Jul 1057 17 Tam 1 Deer 1 Res 1 Bir
King of Judah Thu 22 Jun 1026 17 Tam 1 Quake 1 Cre 1 Lrd
King of Israel Sat 16 Nov 1019 5 Kis 1 Light 1 Res —
Solomon born Tue 26 Jun 1009 1 Tam 1 Monkey 1 Res 1 Pri
David died Mon 12 Jun 986 pm* 1 Tam 1 Condor 1 Cre 1 Lrd
Temple begun Tue 14 Apr 983 2 Iyr — — —
Temple done Sun 30 Oct 976 12 Hes — — —
Priests begin Sat 5 Sep 972 1 Tis 13 Eagle — 0 Res
Temple Dedication Sat 19 Sep 972 15 Tis 1 Water — 1 Lrd
Temple Finale Fri 2 Oct 972 pm* 29 Tis 1 Wind — 1 Cre
Josiah's Purge Mon 21 Dec 629 pm* 1 Teb 1 Light 1 Res 1 Res
Ezekiel begins Thu 30 Jun 593 pm* — 1 Eagle — 1 Res
Ezekiel turns Tue 25 Jul 592 pm* — 1 Serpent — 1 Qui
Ezekiel ends Sat 2 Sep 592 — 1 Dragon — 1 Adt
Siege Fri 11 Dec 589 10 Teb 1 Flower 1 Res 1 Res
M\"the Carmelitess." 1 Chronicles 3 : 2
1chr 3:1