Kings of Israel and Judah

Kings and prophets Diagrams, Saul to Zedekiah } {{tree chart| | | | | Reh | | | | | | Ur | | | | |Nad||Baa|Reh=RehoboamKing of Judah: r. 931–913 BCE|Ur=Uriel|Nad=NadabKing of Israel: r. 910–909 BCE|Baa=BaashaKing of Israel: r. 909–886 BCE|boxstyle_Baa=background-color: #FF8296; {{tree chart| | | | | | L |~ |~ | y| ~|~ |~|Mak| | | | || | | |El|Abim=Abijam|Mak=MaacahQueen Mother of Judah: r. 910–895 BCE|El=ElahKing of Israel: r. 886–885 BCE {{tree chart|Ann|~|~|y|~|Abim| | | | | | | | ||Zim|Abim=AbijamKing of Judah: r. 913–910 BCE|Zim=ZimriKing of Israel: r. 885 BCE|Ann=? {{tree chart| | | | |Asa|~|~|~|~|~|y|~|~|~|~|~|FJ| | | |Omri|Omri=OmriKing of Israel: r. 884–874 BCE|Esham=EshamKing of Judah: r. 910–870 BCE|FJ=Azubah {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | |Jeho| | | | | | |Jez|y|Ahab|Ahab=AhabKing of Israel: r. 871–852 BCE|Jeho=JehoshaphatKing of Judah: r. 870–849 BCE|Jez=Jezebel {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | |Jehram|~|~|~|~|y|~|~|~|~|Ath| | |Joram| | |Ahaz|||Jehu|Jehram=JehoramKing of Judah: r. 849–842 BCE|Joram=JoramKing of Israel: r. 849–837 BCE|Ath=AthaliahQueen of Judah: r. 842–835 BCE|Ahaz=Ahaziah King of Israel: r. 850–849 BCE|Jehu=JehuKing of Israel: r. 840—814 BCE {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Jehoash|~|~|~|y|~|~|~|~|~|Jehoaddan||||Joai|Jehoash=JehoashKing of Judah: r. 836–796 BCE|Jehoaddan=Jehoaddan|Joai=JehoashKing of Israel: r. 798—782 BCE|boxstyle_Joai=background-color: #FF8296; {{tree chart| | | |Uzz|~|y|Jerusha| ||||| |Isa||||||||||Zec|||Shal|Shal=ShallumKing of Israel: r. 752 BCE|Uzz=UzziahKing of Judah: r. 783–742 BCE|Isa=Isaiah|Jerusha=Jerusha|Zec=ZechariahKing of Israel: r. |boxstyle_Zec=background-color: #FF8296; {{tree chart| | | | | |Jotham|~|y|~|Azio| | ||Heph||!|||||Jotham=JothamKing of Judah: r. 742–735 BCE|Heph=Hephzibah|Azio=? {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | |Heze|~|y|~|~|~|J|Heze=HezekiahKing of Judah: r. 716–687 BCE {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Man|~|y|~|Mes|Man=ManassehKing of Judah: r. 697–643 BCE|Mes=Meshullemeth {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Amon|~|y|~|Jed|Amon=AmonKing of Judah: r. 643–610 BCE|Jed=Jedidah {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Josiah|Josiah=JosiahKing of Judah: r. 640–609 BCE {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Jehoiakim|~|y|~|Neh| | |Jehoahaz| | |Zedekiah|Jehoiakim=JehoiakimKing of Judah: r. 609–598 BCE|Jehoahaz=JehoahazKing of Judah: r. 609 BCE|Zedekiah=ZedekiahKing of Judah: r. 596–586 BCE|Neh= Nehushta {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Coniah|Coniah=JehoiachinKing of Judah: r. 598–597 BCE ==Abimelech, son of Gideon==

• Abimelech – the son of Gideon, was the first man declared a king in the Land of Israel; he ruled from Sichem over the territory of Manasseh. ==House of Saul==

According to the Bible, the Tribes of Israel 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. • Saul (1020–1000 BCE) or (1040-1000 BCE) • Ish-bosheth (Esbaal) (1000–998 BCE) ==House of David: united monarchy==

with reference to the "House of David" ==Separation into two kingdoms==

After the death of king Solomon the United Kingdom of Israel was divided in two – the northern Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam, with its capital, first in Shechem, then Penuel, Tirzah, and finally Samaria, and ruled by a series of dynasties beginning with Jeroboam; and the southern Kingdom of Judah with its capital still in Jerusalem and ruled by the House of David. Under Hezekiah's rule in the Kingdom of Judah, the Neo-Assyrian Empire conquered and destroyed the northern kingdom in 722 BCE, leaving only the southern kingdom of Judah. The Bible judges all kings of Israel and Judah by their attitude towards Hashem's Torah; on this basis they all belong to one of the categories: the good kings, the bad kings, and the kings who acted both good as well as bad. All kings of Israel are considered to be bad, except of Jehu who is considered to have acted both good, since he is credited with the suppression of a cult of Baal, as well as bad, since he failed to suppress a cult of golden calves in Bethel and Dan. Amongst kings of Judah, five of them are judged to have acted good throughout their reign: Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah, whereas Jehoash, Amaziah, Uzziah and Manasseh are all described as kings who acted good as well as bad during their reign. The remaining monarchs are considered to have acted badly throughout their reign. ==Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)==

• Herod the Great (r. 37–4 BCE) • Herod Agrippa (r. 41–44 CE) Family Tree } ==See also==