The Kingdoms of Israel
2 Samuel – 2 Kings
David and Solomon, about 1000 BC
Solomon “reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt” (1 Kings 4:21), “from Tiphsah even to Azzah” (4:24). The kingdoms that served him are outlined.
The Divided Kingdom, about 900 BC
After Solomon, “Israel rebelled against the house of David” (1 Kings 12:19), and “there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only” (12:20).
Judah Alone, about 700 BC
“The king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria” (2 Kings 17:6). Sennacherib took the fenced cities of Judah (18:13), but of Jerusalem the LORD said, “He shall not come into this city” (19:32).
Borders are approximate and moved with the wars of the kings.
Places
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Jerusalem · 1 Kings 3:1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
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Dan · 1 Kings 4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
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Beersheba · 1 Kings 4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
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Gaza · 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
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Tiphsah · 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
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Hamath · 2 Chronicles 8:4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
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Tadmor · 2 Chronicles 8:4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
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Eziongeber · 1 Kings 9:26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
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Samaria · 1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
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Shechem · 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
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Tirzah · 1 Kings 14:17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
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Damascus · 1 Kings 15:18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
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Lachish · 2 Kings 18:14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
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