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1. The royal history began with Saul, who was the first official King of Israel. But he was disobedient to God, and so the kingdom was taken from him. Who was next anointed king?
2. Who was the third King of Israel, and the builder of the temple?
3. King Rehoboam reigned next, increasing the burden of the people against the better advice of his old advisors. As a consequence, the kingdom was permanently divided. In this quiz, we will follow the trajectory of the northern kingdom, known as Israel. Who was the first king of this northern kingdom?
4. Nadab came next, with a short and evil reign. Who killed him in order to assume the throne?
5. Elah reigned next, followed by Zimiri, whose rule lasted only seven days. What successor of Zimiri is credited with building Samaria?
6. The next King was one of the most notorious rulers of Israel. The Bible says that there was no one like him, who "did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up."
7. Ahaziah was the next King of Israel. He died without an heir, and so his brother took the throne. What was this brother's name?
8. This next king, after Ahaziah's brother, was anointed at God's command, and he proceeded to cut off violently the house of Ahab.
9. The next king, Jehoahaz, was known for doing evil, and he warred with Syria. The king who succeeded Jehoahaz fought with Judah, defeating Judah's king Amaziah in battle, breaking down the wall of Jerusalem, and plundering the house of God. Who was this king?
10. This next king (after Jehoahaz's successor) recovered the cities of Damascus and Hamath from Judah.
11. Zechariah was next in the procession of kings, but he reigned only six months. He was killed by Shallum, who had an even shorter rule: one month. Who killed Shallum to assume the throne?
12. Next came Pekahiah, and in the growing tradition of Israel's kings, he was killed by his successor. What was the name of his successor, in whose days Tiglathpileser began to take captives?
13. In the reign of this last king of ancient Israel, Shalmaneser besieged Samaria, imprisoned the king, and took the Israelites captive.
14. Where did Shalmaneser take the Israelite captives, thus ending the northern kingdom?
15. The books of Kings tell the story of the kings of:
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