We have made you a list of kings mentioned in the Bible for Israel, and when Israel and Judah became separate nations.
King Saul
The first king of Israel, King Saul, was initially a good king (1 Samuel 15), but later fell out of favor with God. Although it would be roughly ten years before David would actually sit on the throne as King, David was chosen to be the next king because Saul never fully obeyed God (1 Samuel 16).
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King David
The Jews consider King David to be their favorite king, and Jesus Christ is, of course, descended from him (Matt. 1:6–17). With the Book of Psalms, he rose to become Israel’s greatest earthly king and one of the Bible’s most prolific authors.
King Solomon
After his father, David, passed away, Solomon, who was David’s son, succeeded him as the third king of Israel. In the future, he wed foreign women who turned his heart away from the Lord and toward idolatry, but he would eventually turn around and write the greatest book of wisdom ever: the Book of Proverbs, along with the wisdom writings of the Book of Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon.
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Israel Divides
After Israel split into two separate nations, they would eventually fall and be taken into captivity. The nation of Israel would fall into the hands of the Assyrian Empire, and the majority of the nation of what is known as the Northern Kingdom would be taken captive. The Southern Kingdom, or Judah, would remain. Jesus’ saying, “A house divided against itself cannot stand” (Mark 3:25), proved to be true.
Here’s A List Of The Kings of Israel
- King Jeroboam
- King Nadab
- King Baasha
- King Elah
- King Zimri
- King Omri
- King Ahab
- King Ahaziah
- King Jehoram
- King Jehu
- King Jehoahaz
- King Joash
- King Jeroboam II
- King Zachariah
- King Shallum
- King Menaham
- King Pekahiah
- King Pekah
- King Hoshea
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This was the last king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel before they got into captivity for continually falling into idolatry. The nation of Israel or the northern ten tribes of Israel would disappear from history but not forever.
The Kings of Judah
King Rehoboam
Only the tribes of Benjamin and Judah were included, making King Rehoboam the ruler of Judah rather than Israel. The Levites were among those who remained devoted to King Rehoboam and the people of Judah.
Other kings of Judah were:
- King Abijam
- King Asa
- King Jehoshaphat
- King Jehoram
- King Ahaziah
- King Athaliah
- King Joash
- King Amaziah
- King Uzziah
- King Jotham
- King Ahaz
- King Hezekiah
- King Manasseh
- King Amon
- King Josiah
- King Jehoahaz
- King Jehoiakim
- King Jehoiachin
- King Zedekiah
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This was the last king of Judah before they fell into the captivity of the Babylonians and would remain there for seventy years as written about in the Book of Daniel.