This article discusses models of settlement development in Iron Age II at selected sites in North Israel, contributing a somewhat different aspect to the chronological debate on Iron Age IIA and the subdivision of Iron Age II. The tracing of trajectories of settlement development at various sites enables the identification of several settlement models, sometimes very different from one another. Each model contains several periods/settlement episodes, each with its own particular characteristics. The models are primarily based on the architectural and urban features of each period as expressed in the plans of the settlements, on the internal development during that period in comparison with other periods at the same site, and the pottery vessels that are typical of each period. A geographical distinction between the models can be discerned, emphasizing the histories of different regions. A comparison of this kind refines our understanding of different stages in continuous settlement and enables us to distinguish transitional stages within the Iron Age II, both at its beginning and at the transition between Iron Age IIA and IIB. I am convinced that distinctions of this kind have farreaching implications, providing an additional dimension to the issues concerning the chronology of the Iron Age II.