WHO WERE ISRAELITE KINGS, WHO WERE THE KINGS OF THE JEWS? LIST AND DESCRIBE

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 The Old Testament Kings of Israel

Dates after each signify the date of death , all BC

1 . Saul , 1007 (united kingdom : Military pressure on Israel forced the people to demand a king to defend them . The prophet Samuel consolidated worship , and a king was necessary to oversee this new centralization finalized by Solomon . Commerce increased . Pride in his own military prowess brought about his suicide

2 . David , 993 (united kingdom : Supported by Samuel against Saul . Made king after the latter 's suicide . Sought to unify the tribes

of Israel Continued to centralize worship . Took advantage of increasing commerce Kingdom grew into an empire

3 . Solomon , 938 (united kingdom : Son of David , dynastic succession introduced . Israel became worldly . Stamped out opposition and eliminated the tribal system . Huge building projects created need for forced labor Introduced some pagan practices . Substantial trading empire developed Empire based on flimsy foundations of commerce (Myers , 1966

Kings of Israel : 993-722 BC

1 Ishbaal , 993 . Only surviving son of Saul . Made king by Abner , one of Saul 's generals , and hence he was the pick of the military forces . Short reign of two years (1 Sam c 2

2 . Jeroboam , 910 Developed pagan traditions of Solomon . 1 Kings shows his condemnation by the prophets for this activity , specifically , of reintroducing the worship of the golden calf . Solomon had attempted to murder him at one point as a threat to his power , though he escaped to the protection of the Egyptians (1 Kings...