(e.g., 2 Kings 3:3) and drew the anger of the Lord God. Numbers 24:17 - “I see him, but not now;I behold him, but not near;A star shall come forth from Jacob,A scepter shall rise from Israel,And shall crush through the forehead of Moab,And tear down all the sons of Sheth. His cultic and warring leadership marked him with infamy as “Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin”. JEHU ruled 28 years from 841-814 BC. Saul, first king of Israel (c. 1021–1000 bc). The second version is found in 1 Samuel 10: 17-24 and 12: 1-5 and Saul becomes the king by being selected through a lottery process. King Jeroboam was the first king of Israel’s ten northern tribes - the House of Israel. Saul (/ s ɔː l /; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל ‎ – Šāʾūl, Greek: Σαούλ, meaning "asked for, prayed for"), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the first king of the United Kingdom of Israel (Israel and Judah).His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked a transition from a tribal society to statehood. DATE (B. C.) King of Israel Scripture Reference Prophet King of Judah Scripture Reference Prophet 930 Jeroboam 1 Kings 12:20 Abijah Rehoboam 1 Kings 14:21 913 Saul, the first king of Israel, sadly answers that question in our lesson as we start the great adventure of studying the kings of Israel. Chronological chart of the Kings and the prophets in the bible 2. Saul was chosen by God himself to be the first king of Israel. There were regulations for the king as well as for the people (1 Samuel 10:25; Deuteronomy 17:14-20). In around 1020 B.C. There are three different versions of the Bible about how Saul became the first king of Israel. According to the biblical account found mainly in I Samuel, Saul was chosen king both by the judge Samuel and by public acclamation. Due to his disobedience to God, Saul's reign was curtailed and his kingdom given to another dynasty. As the first king of Israel, Saul had nothing – no army, no palace, and no royal city. He was not eager to become king. King Jehu was the first king of the fifth dynasty, slaughtered the house of Omri, and destroyed the worshippers of Baal. They followed in the ways of the first king Jeroboam I who was an idol worshipper. God finally cast them out of His sight, the Assyrians deported them away in 722 BC. the Israelite tribes reunited to form the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah when the prophet Samuel anointed Saul from the tribe of Benjamin as the first king. Scriptures: 2nd Kings 3. King Jehoram ruled during the time of the prophet Elisha, was the brother of Ahaziah, and was killed by Jehu. Chronological chart of Kings and Prophets in the Bible 1. Joyously the people shouted, “Long live the king!” But Saul was not to be an absolute ruler. Saul defeated many of the enemies of his country, including the Ammonites, Philistines, Moabites, and Amalekites. King Saul Israel's First King "Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. Saul was similar to the charismatic judges who preceded him in … Scriptures: 2nd Kings 9:11-10:36. He united the scattered tribes, giving them greater strength. The kings of the northern kingdom of Israel were all evil. Saul is appointed to this position by Samuel in 1 Samuel 9:1 – 10:16.