kingdom of Israel

Definition

What had been the northern part of the nation of Israel became the kingdom of Israel when the twelve tribes of Israel were divided into two kingdoms after Solomon died.

• The kingdom of Israel in the north had ten tribes, and the kingdom of Judah in the south had two tribes.
• The capital city of the kingdom of Israel was Samaria. It was about 50 kilometers from Jerusalem, the capital city of the kingdom of Judah.
• All the kings of the kingdom of Israel were evil. They influenced the people to to serve idols and false gods.
• God sent the Assyrians to attack the kingdom of Israel. Many Israelites were captured and taken away to live in Assyria.
• The Assyrians brought foreigners to live among the remaining people of the kingdom of Israel. These foreigners intermarried with the Israelites, and their descendants became the Samaritan people.

(See also: Assyria, Israel, Judah, Jerusalem, kingdom, Samaria)

Bible References

• 2 Chronicles 35:18
• Jeremiah 5:11
• Jeremiah 9:26

Examples from the Bible stories

• __18:8 The other ten tribes of the nation of Israel that rebelled against Rehoboam appointed a man named Jeroboam to be their king. They set up their kingdom in the northern part of the land and were called the kingdom of Israel__.
• __18:10 The kingdoms of Judah and Israel__ became enemies and often fought against each other.
• __18:11 In the new kingdom of Israel__, all the kings were evil.
• __20:1 The kingdoms of Israel__ and Judah both sinned against God.
• __20:2 The kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire, a powerful, cruel nation. The Assyrians killed many people in the kingdom of Israel__, took away everything of value, and burned much of the country.
• __20:4 Then the Assyrians brought foreigners to live in the land where the kingdom of Israel__ had been. The foreigners rebuilt the destroyed cities and married the Israelites who were left there. The descendants of the Israelites who married foreigners were called Samaritans.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3478, H4410, H4467, H4468