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''Synopsis:'' {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The Ancient Kingdom of Israel refers to the kingdom that existed following the split of the united nation of [[Ancient Israel and Judah|ancient Israel]] after the death of King [[Solomon]]. Prior to this, the 12 tribes of Israel were united into one nation under one king, but following Solomon's death the nation split into two kingdoms - the southern [[Kingdom of Judah]], and the northern '''Kingdom of Israel'''. It existed from roughly 930s BC until [[722 BC]]. Its history is described in the book of [[2 Kings]] and is marked by successive kings who worshipped foreign gods rather than [[God]], ultimately ending in disaster when it was conquered by the [[Assyrian Empire]] and its people exiled to foreign lands, to be forever lost from history. ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Ancient Israel and Judah]]
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==='''Reign of Ahab=== Baasha'''
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==='''Reign of Ahaziah=== Elah'''
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==='''Reign of Joram=== Zimri'''
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===Reign '''Reigns of Jehu=== Omri -> Ahab -> Ahaziah -> Joram'''
(841-814)Omri reigned from 885 to 874 BC
===Reign of Jehoahaz=== Ahab succeeded his father Omri, reigning from 874 to 853 BC.
===Reign of Jehoash=== Joram was Ahaziah's brother, and he came to power in 852 BC. He was murdered by [[Jehu]], an army official in 841 BC.
(798'''Reigns of Jehu -782)> Jehoahaz -> Jehoash -> Jeroboam II -> Zachariah'''
===Reign of Jeroboam II=== Jehu murdered king [[Joram]] in 841 BC and placed himself on the throne. He reigned until 814 BC.
(782-753)Jehu was followed by his son [[Jehoahaz]] who reigned from 814 to 798 BC.
===Reign of Zachariah=== Jehoash succeeded his father [[Jehoahaz]], reigning from 798 to 782 BC.
(Jeroboam II succeeded his father [[Jehoash]], reigning from 782 to 753)BC. He had a number of military successes and oversaw economic growth in Israel, but none-the-less he is remembered as an evil king who did not follow God in [[2 Kings 14]].
===Reign of Shallum=== Jeroboam II was followed by his son Zachariah who reigned in 753 BC. He was murdered after ruling only a few months ([[2 Kings 15]]).
(752)'''Reign of Shallum'''
===Reign Shallum murdered Zachariah in 752 BC and ascended to the throne. Around this time the military fortunes of Menahem=== Israel began to decline dramatically. Within a few weeks of becoming king, Shallum was murdered.
(752'''Reigns of Menahem -742)> Pekahiah'''
===Reign of Pekahiah=== Menahem ascended to the throne after murdering Shallum in 752 BC. He reigned until 742 BC. During his reign, Assyria pressured Israel into pledging loyalty to the Assyrian king (Tiglath-Pileser) and paying tribute ([[2 Kings 15]]).
(Pekahiah succeeded his father Menahem and reigned from 742-until his murder in 740)BC.
==='''Reign of Pekah=== '''
(Pekah came to the throne after murder Pekahiah in 740-BC. He reigned until 732)BC, when he was overthrown by [[Hoshea]] who had the support of the Assyrian king.
==='''Reign of Hoshea=== '''
(Hoshea came to the throne after overthrowing Pekah in 732-BC. His reign ended in [[722)BC]] when the people of his kingdom were exiled in [[722 BC]] by the Assyrian empire.
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* [[Kings of Israel Index]]
* Prophets - [[Amos]] | , [[Hosea]]* Books - [[2 Kings]] | , [[2 Chronicles]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| ==Main article==}}
The Kingdom of Israel refers to the kingdom that existed following the split of the united nation of [[Ancient Israel and Judah|ancient Israel]] after the death of King [[Solomon]]. Prior to this, the 12 tribes of Israel were united into one nation under one king, but following Solomon's death the nation split into two kingdoms - the southern [[Kingdom of Judah]], and the northern '''Kingdom of Israel'''. It existed from roughly 930s BC until [[722 BC]]. Its history is described in the book books of [[1 Kings]] and [[2 Kings]] and is marked by successive kings who worshipped foreign gods rather than [[God]], ultimately ending in disaster when it was conquered by the [[Assyrian Empire]] and its people exiled to foreign lands, to be forever lost from history.
Below is the list of kings of the divided kingdoms:
{{divided_kingdom_kings}}
===Chronological History=== '''Reign of Jeroboam I=== '''
(931-910)
Ahaziah reigned from 853 to 852 BC. He came to the throne after his father [[Ahab]] died in battle (814-798[[1 Kings 22]]).
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