![]() ![]() Son of David by Bathsheba, his rights of succession were disputed by his older half-brother Adonijahĭeath: killed by Jehu, who usurped the throne of Israelĭeath: killed by the troops assigned by Jehoiada the Priest to protect Joash. ![]() Reigned over Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 40 years. Reigned over Judah for 7 years in Hebron, then Israel & Judah in Jerusalem for 33 years 40 years in total. Thiele, or the newer chronologies of Gershon Galil and Kenneth Kitchen, all of which are shown below. Most modern historians follow either the older chronologies established by William F. Following the exile of Judah, the Davidic line was respected by the exiles in Babylon, who regarded the exilarchs as kings-in-exile.Īccording to the Hebrew Bible, additional details about the Kings of Judah were written by Iddo the Seer and in the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. When the united kingdom split, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to the Davidic line. The Davidic line continued when David became king of the reunited Kingdom of Israel. The Davidic dynasty began when the tribe of Judah made David its king, following the death of Saul. With the deportation of the elite and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, the demise of the Kingdom of Judah was complete. Judah was conquered in 587 or 586 BC, by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuzaradan, captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard. All of the kings of Judah lived and died in Judah except for Ahaziah (who died at Megiddo in Israel), Jehoahaz (who died a prisoner in Egypt) and Jeconiah and Zedekiah who were deported as part of the Babylonian captivity. The capital of the Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to Rehoboam, and re-formed the Kingdom of Judah, while the other entity continued to be called the Kingdom of Israel, or just Israel. However, in about 930 BCE the united kingdom split, with ten of the twelve Tribes of Israel rejecting Solomon's son Rehoboam as their king. After seven years, David became king of a reunited Kingdom of Israel. According to the biblical account, this kingdom was founded after the death of Saul, when the tribe of Judah elevated David to rule over it. The Kings of Judah were the monarchs who ruled over the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The genealogy of the kings of Judah, along with the kings of Israel. ![]()
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