This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its successor states and classical period kingdoms ruled by the. I trust they will be a blessing in your studies of gods precious. Israel tried to invade judah, and asa asked help of benhadad of aramdamascus, who attacked israel. Kings of the united kingdom of israel and judah kings of the divided kingdom of israel and judah in the ninth year of hoseas reign, the king of assyria took the israelites from the northern kingdom captive and deported them to assyria end of the kingdom of israel. God raised up samuel to lead the people 1 samuel 3. In contrast, the southern kingdom, judah, had a single unbroken dynasty descending from david, an enviable. These lessons were designed for older elementary children, but you could modify them for a broader range of kids. After the death of solomon, the country was divided into two independent kingdoms. The northern kingdom consisted of the remaining tribes and was called israel.
Jehoahaz shallum reigned 3 months 609 bc taken prisoner to egypt by pharaoh neco. For over 200 years, israel was divided into two parallel monarchies, until the northern nondavidic kingdom was exiled by a succession of assyrian kings. This is not an example of the work written by professional essay writers. However, in about 930 bce the united kingdom split. The kings of israel and judah download ebook pdf, epub. Introduction the original reason i devised kings of israel is that i wanted to teach israel geography to my teen bible study. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Supplementary information for the history in the bible podcast. Due to his disobedience to god, sauls reign was curtailed and his kingdom given to another dynasty. The kings of israel and judah kindle edition by rawlinson, george. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel.
Jehoiakim eliakim reigned 11 years 609598 bc died in jerusalem 5. King david worked hard to reunite all 12 tribes of israel, and after seven years and six months he was welcomed as king of all israel and judah 2 samuel 5. How many of the kings of israel and judah were killed. The levant during the period of the two kingdoms of israel and judah. Since then my focus has been to refine the game to be enjoyable by anyone looking for a strategic cooperative game, but i still want kings of israel be useful as a teaching tool.
Athaliah was ahaziahs mother and the daughter of ahab and jezebel. The northern kingdom, israel, had a continuous cycle of regicide and usurpation. The kings of israel and judah is a complete historical study based on the books of kings and chronicles a mustread for students of the bible and historians of the origins of judaism and christianity. Israel s first four kings were saul, ishbosheth, david, and solomon. The southern region came to be called judah which consisted of the tribes of benjamin and ju. His reign saw the second rebellion against nebuchadnezzar 588586 bc. The kings of israel and judah the northern ten tribes were to be exiled by the assyrians and lose knowledge of their identity. Aug 29, 2017 this resulted in a string of 19 kings ruling over israel and 19 kings plus one queen ruling over judah.
The major theme of the hebrew bibles narrative is the loyalty of judah, and especially its kings, to yahweh, which it states is the god of israel. After saul s death, david was made king over judah, and seven years later he was made king over all israel. Prophets in the reigns of kings of judah and israel. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Judah includes benjamin israel the ten northern tribes king reign character king reign character. Kings of judah bible goodbad kings of israel bible all bad rehoboam 1 kings 11. Mar 20, 2018 the kings of israel and judah rawlinson, george on. The chronology of the kings of israel a study in the. The historian of kings refers to these works as his source, where additional information may be found. A brief history of the kings of israel and judah by ken and carol morgan january 2003 introduction the purpose of this paper is twofold. This page is the index to our series of lesson plans that follow the kings of israel. The names of the evil kings of israel or judah are not exactly household names.
King nebuchadnezzar lays siege to jerusalem a third time. After solomons death, the kingdom of israel split into two kingdoms for around 350 years, from 928 bc to 587 bc. God might have destroyed israel had he not promised to abraham a redeemer and. Kings of israel and judah class session 18 youtube. The kings of israel and judah kindle edition by rawlinson. Family tree of the kings of israel and judah david t. Jehoshaphat worshipped god and made sure that his people did, too.
The class undertook the study of the lives and characters of 39 kings who ruled over israel and judah from the division of the kingdom of solomon in 931 bc to the overthrow of judah in 586 bc. King david rules over judah for seven and onehalf years then over a united israel for thirtythree 2samuel 2. A great deal of valuable instruction and exhortation can be derived from a consideration of. First davidic successor was solomon, son of bathsheba, c 970 930bc. His son solomon also reigned over israel and judah together. This guy defeated israel in battle and was described as a ruler who grew strong. The one below is the one i use the most, displaying the family tree of the kings of israel and judah. He also tried to get a truce going between israel and judah. In this way the kingdom of israel was divided into two. Israelites had a single kingdom during the reigns of solomon and david. Kings of judah and israel complete bible genealogy. Oct, 2014 where 8 out of 20 kings were faithful to our god but even with all the good, there was still a lot of bad so god allowed nebuchadnezzar to carry them off to babylon. Apr 26, 2019 this essay has been submitted by a student.
One of the first patterns to notice is the difference in dynasties between the two kingdoms. The southern kingdom consisted only of the tribes of judah and benjamin and thus became the kingdom of judah, with jerusalem as its capital. The reigns of these kings are described in the books of kings and chronicles in a very interesting way. The following is fairly traditional, based on the biblical books of samuel and kings, as well as some synchronism with other ancient near eastern kings. The major sins of israel and judah revealed in i and 2 kings. With the revolt of the 10 northern tribes, two kingdoms were formed. Accordingly, all the kings of israel and many of the kings of judah were bad, which in terms of biblical narrative means that they failed to enforce monotheism. It is disputed whether the name judah was originally that of the tribe or the territory it occupied and which was transposed from which. It goes along with part 7 of my history of religion series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the kings of israel and judah. Of a king who pointed to the king of all kings his son solomon reigned after him, no one was wiser in all the land but he served with a divided heart, so he left a divided kingdom. One challenging point in history is the divided kingdoms of israel the 10 northern tribes and judah the 2 southern tribes. After seven years, david became king of a reunited kingdom of israel.
The moabite stone also called the mesha stele was discovered in 1868 and contains a moabite inscription that confirms many of the events of 2 kings 3 but gives it a distinctly promoabite spin. All of israel knew that samuel was established to be a prophet of the lord 1 samuel 3. The new king of judah, jehoiachin, handed the city of jerusalem over to nebuchadnezzar, who then appointed a new king over judah, zedekiah. Israel and judah during the period of the kings in the ancient biblical world. Because i find it hard to think about bc dates, ive also included the number of years since the end of solomons, so that we have a scale of increasing year numbers. The first three kings of israel were saul, david and then solomon. Chart of israels and judahs kings and prophets bible.
According to the biblical account, this kingdom was founded after the death of saul, when the tribe of judah elevated david to rule over it. After solomon the kingdom was divided into two parts and separate kings ruled over judah and over israel. Prophets in the reigns of kings of judah and israel this tables shows the reigns of each of the kings of judah and israel, together with the dates and lengths of the reigns, and the prophets who were active at that time. Kings of judah and israel the first three kings of israel were saul, david and then solomon. There were 42 kings who ruled in israel and judah and one queen who ruled instead of a king. The kings of israel and judah and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Kings of israel and judah with dates and bible references extracted from the bible in poetry from genesis to revelation the first king of israel was a man whose name was saul, out sear. King, reign, character, prophets, king, reign, character, prophets.
Now jehoram the son of ahab became king over israel at samaria in the eighteenth year of jehoshaphat king of judah, and reigned twelve years. The major sins of israel and judah revealed in i and 2 kings and addressed by the prophets. However, later in life he called on god in distress, repented and ordered the people to worship god. Kings of israel and judah kings of israel and judah ruler date begin length of reign kind of reign comments saul 1050 b.
As soon as israel withdrew, asa fortified the border between them. The remaining tribes remained loyal to the son of solomon and formed the kingdom of judah in the south. Coronation of david, as depicted in the paris psalter. Kings of judah bible goodbad kings of israel bible all bad. Kings of judah c 925586 bc kings of israel c 925721 bc relationship to. Of these, 15 were killed by other people, god killed 3, and 2 killed themselves.
The destruction of the temple starts on the 9th of ab hebrew month and completes on the 10th. Judah, one of the 12 tribes of israel, descended from judah, who was the fourth son born to jacob and his first wife, leah. This image is a derivative work of the following images. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The kings of judah and israel history in the bible podcast. Later he repelled an invasion by zerah the ethiopian. Gods people, in the old testament, were unified and ruled by one human for only 120 years of its history. On great feasts the inhabitants of the israelite kingdom went to worship god in the temple in jerusalem which did not please king jeroboam. This page will be updated as the posts are published. After the death of solomon, the ten northern tribes revolted and established the kingdom of israel in the north. This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its successor states and classical period kingdoms ruled by the hasmonean dynasty and herodian dynasty. The 12 tribes of israel descended from the patriarch jacob, who was renamed israel by god. Map of the kingdoms of israel and judah bible history online.
After rehoboam reigned three years, 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. The graphic below illustrates the rulers of israel, the years of their reign, how well they reigned and the passages in the bible where their stories are told. A history of the jewish monarchy the kings of israel, judea. He was 30 years old when he became king and reigned from 1009 bc to 969 bc. In line with mesopotamian practice, nebuchadnezzar deported around 10,000 jews to his capital in babylon. Interestingly, of the 19 kings of israel, 7 were killed by individuals who killed the king and took his spot. Made king at age 12, he is noted for the restoration of pagan cults, continued tribute to assyria and generally being one of judah s worst kings.
Like all our content, this curriculum is 100% free to use in your church, home, or school. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This destruction effectively ends israels control of any of the promised land. Im working right now on the book of kings for a textbook for the historical books of the ot, so ive been revising my charts. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel, two sets of royal annals, mentioned in i and ii kings but subsequently lost. After the death of king solomon, the kingdom was divided in two. Click download or read online button to get the kings of israel and judah book now. Difference between israel and judah difference between. The three original kings of israel were saul, david and solomon. Jerusalem was captured after a lengthy siege, the temple burnt, zedekiah blinded and taken into exile, and judah reduced to a province. Jehoahaz shallum reigned 3 months 609 bc taken prisoner to egypt by pharaoh neco 3. This tables shows the reigns of each of the kings of judah and israel, together with the dates and lengths of the reigns, and the prophets who were active at that time. See more ideas about kings of israel, bible lessons and bible.
Athaliah was ahaziahs mother and the daughter of ahab. The kingdom was divided soon after solomons death, and a king reigned in jerusalem over the kingdom of judah, and another in samaria over the kingdom of israel. Though he started well, solomon disobeyed god and sowed the. The chronology of the kings of israel the following tables show the results of this methodology. The davidic kings of judah 930 30ad to eternity historical books charts list. And the split between israel and judah is a major theme in bible prophecy as well. The kings of judah were the monarchs who ruled over the ancient kingdom of judah. With time the exiled israelites lost touch with their jewish brethren and have since become known as the ten lost tribes of israel. After david and solomon, the fame and fortunes of israel went downhill. After the death of king solomon of israel, the 12 tribes of israel divided into two kingdoms, and this has had a major effect on biblical history. Jehoiakim eliakim reigned 11 years 609598 bc died in jerusalem.
If you have enjoyed this class, please visit here, you can find more information about our online class program, and how you can earn your associate in bible degree. The city of jerusalem remained the capital of the judean kingdom, and the city of samaria became the capital of israel. Heres a useful bible chart delineating the old testament prophets and kings of israel and judah that will help you understand the people and. What makes it challenging when reading straight through the bible in chronological order is that the history is covered in 1 and 2 kings and then again in 1 and 2 chronicles. After the establishment of two shortlived capitals at shechem and tirzah, king omri established his capital at. Israels first four kings were saul, ishbosheth, david, and solomon. In fact, if you think really hard you can probably only come up with the name of only one evil king but well come back to that later.
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