He continued the war with the Northern Kingdom, whose king at the time was the very powerful and aggressive Basha, who had captured numerous Judean cities. He made a clean sweep of idolatry and sexual immorality (I Kings 15:12-13). In many ways, he was a throwback to David, restoring what David accomplished and had been overturned in succeeding generations.
It was a time of open war with Northern Kingdom: border skirmishes, armies marching against each other, Jews killing Jews. Discussed in: “The Divided Kingdom.”Īn outright idolater himself – the first time any king from the House of David worshiped idols. He not only lost the empire and the treasures worst of all, he lost the people. He lost in 17 years what had taken 80 years to put together. Made a foolish choice listening to younger advisors who told him to deal with the people in a harsh way. Was left with only a small part of the people and country after the split. When he died the kingdom split into two: the kingdoms of Israel and Judea. However, during his reign decline already set in. Authored three classic biblical works: Song of Songs, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Asked God for wisdom and became world-renowned at a young age. Solidified the kingdom, made it into the leading empire in the world and built the Temple. He also conquered Jerusalem and began collecting the materials to build the Temple, but God told him his son would build it. He conquered all his enemies and laid the groundwork for his son’s empire, which was the greatest empire in Jewish history. Forerunner of all future legitimate Jewish kings, including one day the Messiah.
Judean KingĪnointed by the prophet Samuel, pious author of Psalms, the fiercest warrior and an incredible statesman. A brief summary of each of the Judean kings who ruled Judea for more than four centuries.
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