They would be taken away as slaves if they still disobeyed him. They were taken as slaves to Babylon.
That would be the kingdom of Israel. The Southern Kingdom was called Judah.
That would be the kingdom of Israel. The Southern Kingdom was called Judah.
Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah in Israel. He would be Jewish as a man.
One example would be Judah Maccabee (and his followers).
It is announced in 1 Kings 11:29-40 and can be read in the subsequent chapters. Jeroboam would have 10 tribes to be known as the House of Israel or Northern Kingdom while Rehoboam would have Judah and Benjamin and be known as the House of Judah or Southern Kingdom.
Judah was promised he would become as powerful as a lion and rule over others. The Messiah, the one promised to deliver all the people from sin would come from Judah's family.
Judah. The full 12 tribe nation of Israel spilt after the death of Solomon. The northern nation was still called Israel and was 10 tribes. The southern nation was predominantly the tribe of Judah, and they would occasionally war against each other.
Israel was conquered by the Babylonian Empire in 587 BCE, leading to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the exile of many Israelites. At that time, King Zedekiah was the ruler of the Kingdom of Judah, the southern part of the Israelite kingdom.
The question as posed is impossible to answer. Reasons: Israel was the Northern Kingdom and Judah was the Southern Kingdom. As a result it is hard to tell which one you are referring to when you say "The Southern Kingdom of Israel". Secondly the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah reigned for a few hundred years and therefore had many kings. Without specifying an exact event or year or period, it would be impossible to know which king you want to know about.
Jerusalem was in the country of Judah. The Old Testament also talks of a brief United Monarchy of Israel, which would place the city in the far south of Israel for this period.
Judah didn't have an advantage. Israel had the advantage because it was near the sea and had the Jordan River running through it.
Many of Israel's kings and most of Judah's kings committed the evil of idolatry by worshiping false gods and leading the people astray from following the Lord. They also engaged in practices such as child sacrifice and oppression of the poor, which went against the commandments of God.