Kings of Israel and Judah
The article addresses the biblical and historical kings of the Land of Israel: Abimelech of Sichem, the three kings of the United Kingdom of Israel and those of its successor states, Israel and Judah, followed in the Second Temple period, part of classical antiquity, by the kingdoms ruled by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties. The Hebrew Bible describes a succession of kings of the United Kingdom of Israel and then of divided kingdoms: Israel and Judah. In contemporary scholarship, the united monarchy is debated due to a lack of archaeological evidence. It is generally accepted that a "House of David" existed, but some scholars believe that David could have been only the king or chieftain of Judah, which was likely small, and that the northern kingdom was a separate development. There are some dissenters to this view, including those who support the traditional narrative, and those who support the united monarchy's existence but believe that the Bible contains theological exaggerations.
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