saul and david
In the book of 2 Kings, a total of six northern Israelite kings are compared to Jeroboam I, who is often cited as a negative example due to his idolatry and the sins he led Israel into. These kings are mentioned as having "walked in the way of Jeroboam" or having committed similar sins. This comparison underscores the continuation of idolatry and disobedience in the northern kingdom throughout its history.
Sefer Melakhim (Kings 1 & 2).
The overriding topic of 1 and 2 Samuel is how the Israelite monarchy got underway, including the lives of the first two kings (Saul and David). See also:More about the beginning of the Israelite monarchyContents of 1 Samuel
Samuel served under King Saul and King David, the first two kings of Israel. He anointed both of them as kings and played a significant role in the establishment of the Israelite monarchy.
There were many but the first king of Israel was Saul who disobeyed God and then David became king and his descendents after him. Read 1 Samuel - 2 Chronicles to find out more specific names of kings of Israel and Judah (the nation that split from Israel)
Mostly they are about Israel's first two kings, Saul and David.
They had many kings but the main ones are King Saul, David, Solomon , Jehu.Answer:In the Hebrew Bible:1) The kings of the united Israelite kingdom were Saul, David, and Solomon.After Solomon: 2) The kingdom of Judah (Southern Kingdom): Rehav'am (Rehoboam), Aviyah (Abijah), Asa, Yehoshaphat (Jehoshaphat), Yehoram (Jehoram), Ahaziah, queen Athaliah, Yehoash (Jehoash), Amatziah (Amaziah), Uzziah, Yotam (Jotham), Ahaz, Hizkiah (Hezekiah), Menasheh (Manasseh), Amon, Yoshiah (Josiah), Yehoahaz (Jehoahaz), Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), Yehoyachin (Jehoiachin, a.k.a. Jeconiah), Tzidkiah (Zedekiah).3) The kingdom of Israel (Ten Tribes; Northern Kingdom; Samaria): Yerav'am (Jeroboam), Nadav (Nadab), Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ah'av (Ahab), Ahaziah, Yoram (Joram), Yehu (Jehu), Yehoahaz (Jehoahaz), Yehoash (Jehoash), Yerav'am (Jeroboam II), Zachariah, Shallum, Menachem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea.How many of the kings were righteous? David (1 Kings 15:5), Solomon (see 1 Kings 3:3), Asa (1 Kings 15:11), Yehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:43), Yehu (2 Kings 10:30), Yehoash (2 Kings 12:3), Amatziah (2 Kings 14:3), Azariah (2 Kings 15:3), Yotam (2 Kings 15:34), Hizkiah (2 Kings 18:3), and Josiah (2 Kings 22:2). With one exception, the righteous kings were all those of Judah, not the Ten Tribes.
19 kINGS OF ISRAEL (northern Kingdom after division in 975 B.C.) 20 KINGS OF JUDAH (southern Kingdom) ________________ 39 Kings total *If you want their names, let me know. paulsteffens@verizon.net
Yes. There are two Jeroboam's mentioned in the Bible, and both were Israelites. 1.)The first king of the northern ten-tribe kingdom of Israel, from the tribe of Ephraim. (1Kings 11:26-38)(Ephraim was Joseph's son(Genesis 41:50-52) . 2.)Jeroboam II, Son of Jehoash, and the fourteenth ruler of the ten-tribe Kingdom of Israel.(2 Kings 14:16+23)
Rehobo(17yrs)-1 kings 14:21, Abijam(3yrs)-1 kings 15:1,2, Asa(41yrs)-1 kings 15:9,10, Jehoshaphat(25yrs)-1 kings 22:42, Jehoram(8yrs) 2 kings 8:16,17, Ahaziah(1yr)- 2 kings 8:25,26, QUEEN ATHALIAH(6yrs)-2 kings 11:3, Jehoash(40yrs)-2 kings 12:1, Amaziah(29yrs)-2 kings 14:1,2, Uzziah(Azariah) (52yrs)-2 kings 15:1,2, Jotham(16yrs)- 2 kings 15:32,33, Ahaz(16yrs)- 2 kings 16:2, Hezekiah(29yrs)-2 kings 18:1,2, Manasseh(55yrs)-2 kings 21:1, Amos(2yrs)-2 kings21:19, Josiah(31yrs)-2 kings 22:1, Jehozhaz(3mths)-2 kings 23:31, Jehoiakim(11yrs)-2 kings 23:36, Jehoiachin(3mths)-2 kings 24:8, Zedekiah(11yrs)-2 kings 24:18 THESE ARE THE KINGS WHO RULED THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM OF JUDA
The order is 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings
1 King refers to the first book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. 1 Kings and 2 Kings tell the stories of some the kings of Judah and Israel.