At one time all of Israel was one nation, but when King Solomon died his son, Rehoboam became king. At that time the people came before the new king and asked, " Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you".
To make a long story short Rehoboam after three days of consulting with others gave them this answer; "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke".
So ten of the twelve tribes split from the kingdom and started their own kingdom known as the northern tribes of Israel, that left Judah and Benjamin in the south and they were the southern kingdom, known as Judah.
Each kingdom had its own king (See I Kings 12:)
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.
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.
1 Chronicles is a history of the kings of Judah and Israel; it is similar to 1 Kings.
It is difficult to know for certain how the wives in the harem felt as historical records are limited. Some may have been content with their roles, while others may have experienced unhappiness or dissatisfaction due to the dynamics of a polygamous relationship.
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.
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
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.
== == 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.
A:There was no king of Israel in the sixth century BCE, since Israel had ceased to exist in 722 BCE when conquered and destroyed by the Assyrians. The last king of Israel was Hoshea. The last king of Judah, when it was overrun in 587-586 BCE, was Zedekia.