The Kings of Israel and Judah: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Jewish Kingdom of David and Solomon, the Divided Monarchy, and the Assyrian and ... of Samaria and Jerusalem (History of Judaism) Paperback – January 29, 2019

kindle unlimited but one of my owned ones, see at bottom for directly related books, which also may help with a sorta timeline, know that's why I try to sort them that way now.If you want to discover the captivating history of the kings of Israel and Judah, then keep reading. Free History BONUS Inside!The history of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah and their kings is a story of epic heroes and villains. David was the God-chosen savior who fought giants, and the remarkable individual who inspired the world’s greatest artists to create their immortal sculptures and paintings. Solomon is regarded as the author of many of the proverbs that we still use—and the ancient sources say he was married to seventy foreign princesses. The protagonists of this book also include famous rulers of the ancient world, such as Queen of Sheba and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.You will learn how David unified the nation, but you’ll also find out about his dark secret and its terrible consequences. You will discover all about the golden age of Solomon, the building of his Temple, and the legendary Ark of the Covenant—and you’ll also learn how ruthless he was toward his subjects near the end of his reign. In addition to that, you will get to know the roots of the conflict between the Israelite tribes, why the Jewish kingdom had split in two, and how the two disunited kingdoms fell to the mighty empires of Egypt and Babylon.This book covers a timespan of about half a millennium. The first couple of chapters, which cover Israel’s shift from tribal government to a centralized monarchy, tell the stories of the people and events initially described in the two Books of Samuel (Sam. 1 and 2). The rest of the book follows the storyline of the two Books of Kings (Kings 1 and 2).In The Kings of Israel and Judah: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Jewish Kingdom of David and Solomon, the Divided Monarchy, and the Assyrian and Babylonian Conquests of Samaria and Jerusalem, you will discover topics such as The Last Judges Give Us a King A Boy from Bethlehem Saul Has a Rival King David David’s Downfall The Horrors King Solomon Divided Monarchy The Kings of the Divided Monarchy Until the Fall of Israel Ten Lost Tribes: The Destruction and Fall of Israel Judah’s Resistance and Reforms The Fall of Jerusalem and the End of the Kingdom of Judah And much, much more!The Kings of Israel and Judah: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Jewish Kingdom of David and Solomon, the Divided Monarchy, and the Assyrian and Babylonian Conquests of Samaria and JerusalemAncient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Canaanites, Hittites and Ancient Israel and Their Role in Biblical History {each also listed individually as own book}The Ancient Canaanites: A Captivating Guide to the Canaanite Civilization that Dominated the Land of Canaan Before the Ancient IsraelitesHittites: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient MesopotamiaAncient Israel: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Israelites, Starting From their Entry into Canaan Until the Jewish Rebellions against the RomansAssyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient MesopotamiaBabylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia

A short 55 page (of large print) introduction to interesting stories of the Kings. This is a good short primer for those who have short attention spans and get lost reading the Bible. You get a glimpse of the Kings without reading the longer versions in the Bible. The Book of Samuel covers about 80 pages in a standard Bible and the Book of Kings is about 75 pages in the Bible with much smaller print. I do like it tho and recommend it as an introduction.

I am already interested in Israel and this book is wonderful.

Overall this is a quick read and good reference for understanding the Israelite Kings of the Bible with dates that notable events took place. Although nothing comes before the Bible itself, this cliff notes like guide helps to tie everything together and fill in the key details with a very easy to understand approach, for both children and adults. It uses Bible Scripture as the main reference (I really like this! I'm on a journey to understand the Most High, His Word and the timeline that all of these events occurred and sources like this are useful.) Other sources are cross-referenced too for further in-depth research.I also really like that there are timelines of the shared at the end of what would usually be the appendix (but it is not marked as such) they are:⏳Timeline of the Kings of Israel and Judah⌛Timeline of Kings during the Divided Monarchy Kings of Judah Kings of IsraelI took two stars off because in the title and throughout the text Hebrew Israelite and Jewish are used interchangeably. This is incorrect because the Kings of Israel and Judah were Hebrew Israelites, NOT Jewish! So many people get this easy to digest concept all wrong. The “ish” added to the word “Jew” means to be like, add thereto, to assimilate, etc. “Ish” is a suffix, which in this case means they have taken on the culture of the Hebrews: "like" but ARE NOT Hebrews. The Kings of Israel were not an assimilation (read: Jewish) they were the Most High's Chosen one's the Hebrew Israelites {This Important!}. Using these names interchangeably causes a lot of confusion in reference to this content. These Kings and their stories are all in the Old Testament (the term Jewish was not used then), Jewish doesn't appear in Scripture until the New Testament (very different time periods). I repeat: No where in Scripture are the Kings mentioned in this book referenced as Jewish, but it does say they were Hebrew Israelites, I digress.Overall it's a decent book that aids in delving further into this topic in a easy to understand way, but again it should not be a replacement for reading the actual Word.

I really enjoyed this book. I find the history of Israel and Judah’s kinda fascinating. I love the way this book broke it down king by king. Each king has about a paragraph that sums up their reign, with timelines and history as well. This book is very short but informative, which makes it perfect for a SAHM like me reading for enjoyment. Highly recommend.

I was searching for and in depth study of the history and culture of the Israeli people, but as it stands you would be much better off reading a religious text to find some background information.

It's an excellent book! Received in optimal conditions. Thanks for the book.