AnswersDriveKings of Judah
- Saul.
- David.
- Solomon.
- Rehoboam.
- Abijah.
- Asa.
- Jehoshaphat.
- Jehoram.
Who was the first king in the Old Testament?
According to the Tanakh, Saul was the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. It appears that he came from Gibeah.
What King was killed by an arrow in the Bible?
Ahab of Israel was killed by an arrow as well. And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.
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Why did Israel split into two kingdoms?
On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, around 930 BCE, the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms: the Kingdom of Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and the Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.
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Who was the prophet that anointed David?
Consequently, God sends the prophet Samuel to anoint a shepherd, David, the youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem, to be king instead. God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul.
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What King had the longest reign in the Bible?
Manasseh (/m?ˈnæs?/) was a king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the only son of Hezekiah and his wife Hephzibah. He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years (2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1).
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Which king built the First Temple?
The History of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. King Solomon built the first Temple in the 10th century BCE, on a site whose sanctity went back eons before that.
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Who are the 12 prophets in the Bible?
The Twelve, also called The Twelve Prophets, orThe Minor Prophets, book of the Hebrew Bible that contains the books of 12 minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
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Who was the queen of Israel?
Athaliah is usually considered the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel. Athaliah was married to Jehoram of Judah to seal a treaty between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and to secure his position Jehoram killed his six brothers.
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Who succeeded King David of Israel?
Upon Solomon's death, his son, Rehoboam, succeeds him. However, ten of the Tribes of Israel refuse to accept him as king, splitting the United Monarchy in the northern Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam, while Rehoboam continues to reign over the much smaller southern Kingdom of Judah.
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Who was taken into heaven by a chariot of fire?
The water immediately divides and Elijah and Elisha cross on dry land. Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appear and Elijah is lifted up in a whirlwind. As Elijah is lifted up, his mantle falls to the ground and Elisha picks it up.
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Is Kings a book of the Bible?
Books of Kings, two books of the Hebrew Bible or the Protestant Old Testament that, together with Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and 1 and 2 Samuel, belong to the group of historical books (Deuteronomic history) written during the Babylonian Exile (c. 550 bc) of the Jews.
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Who was the king of Judah when Israel split?
Solomon: King of Israel and Judah; son of David; father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam: Son of Solomon; during his reign the kingdom was divided into Judah and Israel.
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Who conquered the northern kingdom of Israel?
In 722 BCE, nearly ten to twenty years after the initial deportations, the ruling city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Samaria, was finally taken by Sargon II after a three-year siege started by Shalmaneser V. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
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Who are the kings that ruled Israel?
Kingdom of Judah
- Saul.
- David.
- Solomon.
- Rehoboam.
- Abijah.
- Asa.
- Jehoshaphat.
- Jehoram.
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Who was the last judge in the Bible?
The Book of Judges mentions twelve leaders who judged Israel: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson. The First Book of Samuel mentions Eli and Samuel, as well as Joel and Abiah (two sons of Samuel).
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Why did the Israelites ask for a king to rule over them?
The Israelites asked for a king because it was God's sovereign will that they should have one. This is an example of God's providential concurrence in secondary causes. God makes clear the reason their request was evil in 1 Samuel 8:7: “They have rejected me from being king over them.”
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Who was the last king of Judah in the Bible?
Zedekiah had been installed as king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, after a siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC, to succeed his nephew, Jeconiah, who was overthrown as king after a reign of only three months and ten days.
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Who is Jeroboam in the Old Testament?
In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign, Abijah (also known as Abijam), Rehoboam's son, became king of Judah. During his short reign of three years, Abijah went to considerable lengths to bring the Kingdom of Israel back under his control. He waged a major battle against Jeroboam in the mountains of Ephraim.