they were not kings as Saul was their first king.
The first kings of Judah and Israel were Saul, David, Solomon. They ruled from 1020 BCE to 931 BCE.
The greatest king of Israel was King David.To list all of the righteous kings: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.
The prophet Samuel served as a bridge between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as the first two kings of Israel, transitioning the nation from a period of judges to a monarchy.
The first king was Rehoboam, Solmon's son.
They are the generations of kings of the Israelites who ruled over the two separate houses of "Israel" and "Judah" (the Jews) after David's death, through the House of Israel's scattering by Assyria... and the House of Judah's (the Jew's) captivity by Babylon some 130 years after Israel disappeared.They also chronicle some of the kings' behavior and God's Prophets' warnings and interaction with them.First and second Kings, according to the KJV subtitles them: "Commonly called THE THIRD AND FOURTH BOOKS OF THE KINGS"... with first and second "Samuel" being the "otherwise called the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS."I Samuel actually begins the chronicling of the kings of Israel, beginning with Israel's emerging from the "Judges" era... their rejection of God as their Sovereign King, and the anointing of Saul.
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.
In the first book of kings and in the first eleven chapters.
The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel contains historical records of the reigns of the kings of Israel, including important events, battles, and achievements during their rule.
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
back in israel in the bible it says judges ruled before the kings the last judge was Samuel and the first king was saul
Saul was the first king Israel. He was anointed as the king of Israel by Prophet Samuel. He was a Benjaminite by tribe.