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Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah

Chronicle of the Northern Kingdom (Samaria) and Southern Kingdom (Jerusalem)

After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).

Kings of Judah in the Davidic Line

Recorded in 1 Kings , 2 Kings , and 2 Chronicles (as well as 1 Chronicles 3:10 and Matthew 1:7 ), the kings of Judah descended from Solomon through Rehoboam , Abijah , Asa , Jehoshaphat , Joram , Ahaziah , Joash , Amaziah , Uzziah ( Azariah ), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Manasseh , Amon , Josiah , Jehoiakim , Jehoiachin , and Zedekiah .

Reformers & Prophets Before the Fall

While the northern kingdom fell to Assyria in 722 BCE ( 2 Kings 17:6 ), Judah experienced major covenant renewals under Asa , Jehoshaphat , Hezekiah (supported by the prophet Isaiah during the Assyrian siege, 2 Kings 19:20 ), and Josiah (when high priest Hilkiah discovered the Book of the Law in the Temple, 2 Kings 22:8 ).

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