686 BC explained

The year 686 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 68 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 686 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Deaths

• Duke Xiang of Qi, ruler of the state of Qi
• Hezekiah, king of Judah, either this year or the previous^{[1] [2]} or about a decade earlier.^[3]

Notes and References

1. The Chronology of the Divided Monarchy of Israel . Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research . Albright . W. F. . 100 . 16–22 . 10.2307/1355182 . 1945. 1355182 . 163845613 .
2. The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983)., p. 217.
3. Book: Gershon Galil . The Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah . 1996 . 9789004106116 . 104 .