# Kings and Prophets

Source: https://enocharchive.com/eras/kings-and-prophets (Enoch Archive).

This era covers the kingdom of Israel and Judah as the later books in the archive tell it, from the anointing of Saul to the return from exile. The Cave of Treasures treats it as a chain of reigns, giving the years of each king and often the name of his mother, from Saul, David and Solomon through the divided kingdom to Zedekiah, the fall of Jerusalem and the return under Cyrus and Zerubbabel.

The Kebra Nagast sets its whole story here. The Queen of the South comes to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon, their son Menyelek is anointed king, and Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law, is carried to Ethiopia. The Ascension of Isaiah belongs to the same period: Hezekiah charges his son Manasseh, Manasseh turns to Beliar, and the prophet Isaiah is put to death.

**date range:** From Saul to the return from Babylon