Kings of Israel and Judah

"Kings of the Jews" redirects here. For other uses, see King of the Jews.

The following is a list of the kings of the United Kingdom of Israel as well as those of its successor states.[1]

Family tree

List of kings

House of Gideon

Abimelech the son of Gideon was the first man declared a king in Israel (Judges 9:6).

House of Saul

According to the Bible, before the united monarchy, the Israelite tribes lived as a confederation under ad hoc charismatic leaders called Judges. In around 1020 BCE, under extreme threat from foreign peoples, the tribes united to form the first united Kingdom of Israel. Samuel anointed Saul from the tribe of Benjamin as the first king.

House of David

After Rehoboam

Further information: Kings of Judah

After Rehoboam reigned three years (1 Chronicles 11:17), the kingdom was divided in two - the northern kingdom of Israel with its capital, first in Shechem (Nablus), then Tirzah, and finally Samaria, and ruled by a series of dynasties beginning with Jeroboam; and the southern kingdom of Judah with its capital still at Jerusalem and still ruled by the House of David. The following list contains the kings of Judah with the kings of Israel in the summaries:

Hasmonean dynasty

See also

References

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