United and Divided Monarchy

The Northern Kingdom began with

• the conquest by Assyria (722 BCE)

• the death of King Solomon (922 BCE)

• the conquest by Babylon (587/586 BCE)

• the rule of King Hezekiah (715-687 BCE)

Not a narrative reason for transition from tribal confederacy to monarchy:

• surrounding ANE nations had kings

• failure of the judges

• moral/spiritual collapse

• move to dynastic leadership

The Israelites wanted to make the following judge their king:

• Samson

• Gideon

• Deborah

• Ehud

Woman ruler of Davidic line:

• Deborah

• Jezebel

• Athaliah

• Hulda

The Southern Kingdom rule ended with

• the death of King Solomon (922 BCE)

• the conquest by Assyria (722 BCE)

• the rule of King Hezekiah (715-687 BCE)

• the conquest by Babylon (587-587 BCE)

King David's reign

• 1020-1000 BCE

• 1000-993 BCE

• 1000-961 BCE

• 961-922 BCE

What king reigned after King David?

• King Solomon

• King Jonathan

• King Joash

• King Ahab

Reign King Saul

• 1020-1000 BCE

• 1000-993 BCE

• 1000-961 BCE

• 961-922 BCE

Spiritual leader in Israel during the time of Saul and David

• Eli

• Elijah

• Nathan

• Samuel

Following his mess with Bathsheba, King David held his own sons accountable for their sins.

• true

• false