Famous Kings In The Bible

Cuneiform inscriptions of kings named in the old testament.

Famous kings in the bible. According to the bible the tribes of israel lived as a confederation under ad hoc charismatic leaders called judgesin around 1020 bce under extreme threat from foreign peoples the tribes united to form the first united kingdom of israel. The bible reveals the names of kings in the ancient world and many of these kings have been discovered through the efforts of archaeologists. Sar mat assur called the governor or viceroy of assyria akkadian. Now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the lord.

Even now more than four centuries after its publication the king james bible aka. Here is a list of kings mentioned in the bible for israel and when israel and judah became separate nations. Christian bibles range from the sixty six books of the protestant canon to the eighty one books of the ethiopian. Ish bosheth esbaal 1000991 bce.

Isaiah 201 in the year that tartan came unto ashdod when sargon the king of assyria sent him and fought against ashdod and took it. 1 samuel 151 samuel also said unto saul the lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people over israel. Issiak assur in the early and old periods was the ruler of the ancient mesopotamian kingdom of assyria which existed from approximately the 26th century bc to the 7th century bcall modern lists of assyrian kings generally follow the assyrian king list a list kept and developed by. In this study you will have to fill in sometimes where i have put up titles or illustrations.

Although there are many kings found in the bible the first king mentioned when it comes to israel is king saul. All the kings of the bible are a great way to see the glorious ideal in our lord jesus christ king of kings. The king of assyria akkadian. The bible is a canonical collection of texts considered sacred in judaism or christianitydifferent religious groups include different books within their canons in different orders and sometimes divide or combine books or incorporate additional material into canonical books.

Samuel anointed saul from the tribe of benjamin as the first king. Kings in the bible are important to edify us in applying bible truth as it relates to rulers over us. Famous people in the bible and their most famous quotes famous bible quotes from the most popular people in the bible.