Who was the first king of a united Israel?

Answer 1

Jeroboam

AnswerAccording to The Bible, Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, reigning after the split in the United Monarchy in 925 BCE.

However, there is a developing scholarly consensus that there was no United Monarchy as described in the Bible, and that Omri was probably the first real king of Israel. Omri ruled from 876 to 869 BCE (another estimate: 884-872).

Answer 2

A:

According to the Bible, Saul was the first king of a United Monarchy of Israel, while Jereboam was the first ruler of the northern kingdom of Israel. Hoshea was the last king of Israel, in 722 BCE when the nation was finally destroyed. Also, on this account, Rehoboam was the first king of Judah, and Jehoiachin was the last king of Judah.

The archaeological and historical evidence points to the likelihood that there never was a United Monarchy of Israel, so Saul is widely believed among scholars to have been only a local warlord, with only limited power even within his own tribe. Some scholars also believe that the first real king of Israel was Omri, and that the monarchy of Judah came even later. On this view, much of the early biblical history of Israel is merely legendary.

Answer 3

Saul was Israel's first king. David was the king that had a truly United Kingdom... it started to have issues during the reign of Solomon.

Read 1 & 2 Samuel.

Answer 4

In the book of 1 Kings chapters 11 and 12, we read that Rehoboam, King Solomon's son, reigned in Judah. Jeroboam reigned as king of the northern kingdom Israel.