![]() And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians and he went and served Baal and worshiped him. ![]() ![]() It was king Ahab who introduced Baal worship to them.ġ Kings 16:30-33 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. The epitaph written over every one of its kings was:ġ Kings 15:34 and he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel to sin. In the northern kingdom there were 9 dynasties (family lines of kings) and 19 kings in all. It lasted for about 210 years until it was destroyed by Assyria in 722 BC. The Northern Kingdom consisted of 10 of the tribes (excluding Judah and Benjamin). 1 Kings 12:17-20 The Old Testament - A Brief Overview And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel" So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who over the tribute and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. "But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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