According to the Bible, ancient Israel was, in whole or part, ruled by kings for less than five hundred years. David is ...

2 Kings narrates the final decline and collapse of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The capture of Israel by the Assyrians (17) and the exile of Judah to Babylon (24) complete the undoing of the ...

This king has been identified with the last king of Israel, Hoshea, who died around the same time, at the time of the Assyrian exile of the ten tribes from Israel. The holy Japanese shinto temple ...