Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)#Royal Houses of Israel
The list of the kings of Israel leads the kings of all Israel, then separated the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel and the kings of the southern kingdom of Judah on as they are known in the chronological books Kings and Chronicles.
The list follows the order specified therein; the reigns, however, are historically difficult to classify. In particular, the numbers of the first two dynasties are hard to verify. For details about each item kings explain to the persons listed here - starting with King Saul as the founder of the first dynasty and the kings David and Solomon the second dynasty.
Some researchers, including the American archaeologist Neil A. Silberman and his Israeli colleague Israel Finkelstein, assume that there has been only after the 9th century BC, an independent kingdom of Judah. But this does not mean that the Davidic dynasty did not exist, which was partly independent, partly vassal of the northern kingdom of Israel.
The editors of the books make kings in the lists of the kings of the divided kingdom 19 (or when the anti-king Tibni is counted, 20) Israelite kings exactly 20 Jewish kings against. The reigns are intertwined by cross-references, which leads to duplication of government at times fathers and sons. Before the Empire split and after the downfall of Israel, there is no overlap in the count full years of rule.
The kings of Israel?
List of kings of a united and the northern kingdom of Israel. The kings of the southern kingdom of Judah are listed separately.
Most historians use either the older dating of William Foxwell Albright or Edwin R. Thiele, or the more recent dating of Gershon Galil. All these datings are mentioned and should be understood as BC.
Dynasty of Saul
Davidic dynasty
Dynasty of Jeroboam
Dynasty of Baasha
Zimri
Dynasty of Omri
Dynasty of Jehu
Shallum
Dynasty Menahem
The last kings of Israel
The 20 kings ( Davidic ) of the southern kingdom of Judah ( to 587 BC)
Except Biblical References
Some kings of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah are mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions. The Babylonian mention was made without attribution. The following table shows the entries in detail:
More information
After the destruction of Jerusalem in the 19th year of Nebuchadnezzar II in the summer of 586 BC Judah was a province of Babylon ( Akkad ) or under Cyrus II of Persia a province. It governors were used, see List of governors of Judah.