Ruler · 1001 – 961 BCE

Elah

Lived 1001 – 961 BCE. King of Israel of Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), 886 BCE – 885 BCE.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1001 BCE – 961 BCE; 40 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
Left it: dates disagree; read off the dates alone

King of Israel

Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) · the 4th of 20 dated reigns · 931 BCE – 722 BCE

Jeroboam I931 BCE – 910 BCE

Nadab of Israel910 BCE – 909 BCE

Baasha of Israel909 BCE – 886 BCE

Elah886 BCE – 885 BCE

Zimri885 BCE

Tibni885 BCE – 880 BCE

Omri885 BCE – 874 BCE

13 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 886 BCE – 885 BCE · 1 year · came to it aged 115

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: dates disagreeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 885 BCE, after the death recorded in 961 BCE

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