Solomon's onerous taxes and his favoritism toward Judah, the southern part of the kingdom.
the kingdom of israel and southern kingdom of judah
According to traditional chronology, the united kingdom, from Saul to Solomon, was for about 85 years. After that, the kingdom split into Judah and Israel. The kingdom of Judah was for 374 years following the death of King Solomon. The kingdom of Israel (the Ten Tribes) was for 241 years following the death of King Solomon.
AnswerThe Bible says that after the death of Solomon, the northern tribes rebelled from the kingdom of Israel and created their own kingdom called Israel, while the former kingdom settled for the name Judah.However, some scholars believe that there was no King Solomon and that there never was a United Monarchy of Israel. They say that Israel and Judah were always separate, with their own pottery styles, culture and distinct dialects of the Hebrew language.
After King Solomon's death, Israel separated into two Kingdoms - the Northern Kingdom of Israel which consisted primarily of 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel, and the Southern Kingdom of Judah which consisted primarily of tribe of Judah and Benjamin. It should be noted however, that each Kingdom had members of all 12 tribes of Israel.
After Solomon's death, Israel split into the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Israel now had ten tribes and Judah had two.
Solomon's son was Rehoboam. He succeeded Solomon as king of the United Monarchy of Israel but later faced rebellion, resulting in the kingdom being divided into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
the kingdom splits in israel and judah because Solomon's building projects required high taxes and badly strained the kingdom's finances. the expense and forced labor caused much discontent.
The split between Israel and Judah occurred around 930 BCE after the death of King Solomon, following a succession crisis. Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BCE and Judah later to the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
The mighty kingdom of Isarael started falling apart. After the death of King Solomon, his country (Israel) split into the two kingdoms of Judah (led by Solomon's son, Rehoboam) and Israel (led by Solomon's former general, Jeroboam), as stated in 1 Kings ch.12. It began in 1 Kings 11:30-34 so God splits it into two kingdoms, so his son Reboboam took over. This son is punished. Its unclear which son took over the house of david. This splits the 12 tribes of Israel. Since Soloman is told he will lose his kingdom only after his death. This made the kingdom of Israel and Judah.
King David was the king of Judah and Israel. The separation between the kingdoms was on the days of king David's grandson, king Rehoboam (son of king Solomon, who was the son of king David).
After King Solomon, the kingdom of Israel split into two separate kingdoms - the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. This division occurred due to conflicts and disagreements among the tribes of Israel. The northern kingdom (Israel) consisted of ten tribes, while the southern kingdom (Judah) included the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
That would be the kingdom of Israel. The Southern Kingdom was called Judah.