For hundreds of years, Israel was a unified nation under King Saul, Israel’s first king. According to the Bible, the Tribes of Israel lived as a confederation under ad hoc charismatic leaders called judges. Reserved, On this site we use technical, analytical and profiling cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve targeted advertisements. Ancient Jewish History: The Two Kingdoms. when it was conquered by The Northern Kingdom of Israel The Northern Kingdom consisted of 10 of the tribes (excluding Judah and Benjamin). death reigning from c. 1000-961 B.C. Samaria Solomon, David's son and successor, maintained the unified Kings of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, Kings of the Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah. Saul's reign was characterized by constant conflict with Philistines, and then by civil war against forces loyal to rulership of Israel after the death of his father and three In contemporary scholarship, the united monarchy is debated, due to a lack of archaeological evidence for it. when it was conquered by the Assyrian Empire, while the Kingdom of Judah (or Southern Kingdom) existed as an independent state until c. 586 B.C. [1][2][3][4], The Bible describes a succession of kings of a united kingdom, and then of divided kingdoms.[1]. cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and the Kingdom After hi… In the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the king of Babylon took the Israelites from the Southern Kingdom captive and deported them to Babylon - End of the Kingdom of Judah. After Israel was freed Gideon served as their Judge for forty years (1145 - 1105 B.C.). David. God changed his name to Israel, which means “one who struggles with God” in Genesis 32:28after Jacob wrestled with an angel. Under Hezekiah’s rule in the Kingdom of Judah, the Neo-Assyrian Empire conquered and destroyed the northern kingdom 722 BCE leaving only the southern kingdom of Judah. In around 1020 B.C. The Kingdom of Israel (or Northern Kingdom, a.k.a. The Conquest of Israel. handful of kings were faithful and whenever a disobedient In the ninth year of Hosea's reign, the king of Assyria took the Israelites from the Northern Kingdom captive and deported them to Assyria - End of the Kingdom of Israel. Samaria and Ephraim) existed as an independent state until c. 731 B.C. Samuel anointed Saul from the Tribe of Benjamin as the first king. when it was conquered by the Assyrian Empire, while the In around 1020 BCE, under extreme threat from foreign peoples, the tribes united to form the first United Kingdom of Israel. The Conquest of Judah. and turned the people to idolatry. For other uses, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kings_of_Israel_and_Judah&oldid=986886941, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from January 2019, Articles lacking reliable references from July 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 16:00. The Samaritans. After Rehoboam reigned three years,[6] the United Kingdom of Israel was divided in two – the northern Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam, with its capital, first in Shechem, then Penuel, Tirzah, and finally Samaria, and ruled by a series of dynasties beginning with Jeroboam; and the southern Kingdom of Judah with its capital still in Jerusalem and ruled by the House of David. Due to his disobedience to God, Saul's reign was curtailed It is generally accepted that a "House of David" existed, but many believe[who?] If You Found This Helpful, Please Share. On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, in c. 930 Kingdom of Judah (or Southern Kingdom) existed as an The Bible describes a succession of kings of a united kingdom, and then of divided kingdoms.