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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]]
'''Reign of Jehu'''Omri reigned from 885 to 874 BC
(841-814)Ahab succeeded his father Omri, reigning from 874 to 853 BC.
'''Reign of Jehoahaz'''Ahaziah reigned from 853 to 852 BC. He came to the throne after his father [[Ahab]] died in battle ([[1 Kings 22]]).
(814-798)Joram was Ahaziah's brother, and he came to power in 852 BC. He was murdered by [[Jehu]], an army official in 841 BC.
(798-782)Jehu murdered king [[Joram]] in 841 BC and placed himself on the throne. He reigned until 814 BC.
'''Reign of Jeroboam II'''Jehu was followed by his son [[Jehoahaz]] who reigned from 814 to 798 BC.
(Jehoash succeeded his father [[Jehoahaz]], reigning from 798 to 782-753)BC.
'''Reign Jeroboam II succeeded his father [[Jehoash]], reigning from 782 to 753 BC. He had a number of Zachariah''' 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]].
(Shallum murdered Zachariah in 752)BC and ascended to the throne. Around this time the military fortunes of Israel began to decline dramatically. Within a few weeks of becoming king, Shallum was murdered.
'''Reign of Pekahiah''' (succeeded his father Menahem and reigned from 742-until his murder in 740)BC.
(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.
(Hoshea came to the throne after overthrowing Pekah in 732-722) Hoshea's 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:
(885)
'''Reign Reigns of Omri''' (885-874) '''Reign of > Ahab''' (874-853) '''Reign of > Ahaziah''' (853-852) '''Reign of > Joram''' (852-841)
'''Reign Reigns of Jehu -> Jehoahaz -> Jehoash-> Jeroboam II -> Zachariah'''
Jeroboam II was followed by his son Zachariah who reigned in 753 BC. He was murdered after ruling only a few months (753[[2 Kings 15]]).
'''Reign of Shallum'''
'''Reign Reigns of Menahem-> 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 (752Tiglath-742Pileser) and paying tribute ([[2 Kings 15]]).
'''Reign of Pekah'''
'''Reign of Hoshea'''
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