The first kings of Judah and Israel were Saul, David, Solomon. They ruled from 1020 BCE to 931 BCE.
Kings of Ancient Israel and Judah.
Hosea was a prophet to the Northern Kingdom. Israel split into two kingdoms, the northern was still called Israel, the southern was called Judah. He prophesied "during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel"
1 Chronicles is a history of the kings of Judah and Israel; it is similar to 1 Kings.
Hosea was not a king, but a prophet of God during the reigns of several kings...in particularly Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah(kings of Judah), and...Jeroboam the son of Joash, the king of Israel."(Hosea 1:1)
Under the United Kingdom, Israel had three kings: Saul David and Solomon In the Divided Kingdom, Kingdom Of Israel Ten Tribes (Northern Kingdom)19 Kings Kingdom Of Judah Two Tribes (Southern Kingdom) 19 Kings One Queen answer if u mean under the british rule none
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.
Judah fell to the Babylonian Empire.1 Chronicles 9:1 - So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. [NKJV] (Also see 2 Kings 25.)
Nowadays, Israel is not divided into two kingdoms, but thousands of years ago, Israel was split into two kingdoms called "Yehuda" and "Israel". Both kingdoms were Jewish and both had their own ledership, but only one kingdom, "Yehuda", was oficially ruling the land of Israel and Jerusalem
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.
== == The reason is that the author of I and II Kings wanted to give special emphasis to the line of David through the kings of Judah. It would be through this line of kings that King Jesus would come. I and II Kings is anticipating the coming of the King of Kings and is preparing the reader to look for such a king from this line.
No, the northern kingdom of Israel had more wicked kings than godly kings. The majority of the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel were described as doing evil in the sight of the Lord according to the Bible.