Kings of Judah - 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles
We learned how Israel was now divided into two kingdoms; Israel in the north and Judah in the south. Rehoboam was the king of Judah after Israel split from Judah. Rehoboam told the Israelites that he would make them work harder than his father did. The ten Northern tribes then made Jeroboam the king over them. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin were the only ones now following Rehoboam.
At the time when Asa was reigning, some of the Israelites saw the Presence of God with Judah, and they joined the Southern Kingdom (Judah).
The Northern Kingdom did not have righteous kings ruling the land, and they went into captivity earlier than Judah, who had some righteous kings. This delayed God's judgment on Judah and He was gracious to them. The kings of Judah had longer reigns than those that were of the Northern Kingdom. But in 586 B.C., Judah finally fell into captivity and was conquered by Babylon. Jerusalem was destroyed as well as the temple.
The time period of the kings of Judah was around 931 B.C. - 586 B.C.
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