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| Tried to be king of all 12 tribes at Shechem |
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| Raised taxes against the people's request; barely escaped to Jerusalem |
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| Was the first king of 2 southern tribes |
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| Conscripted army-warned by Shemaiah not to fight |
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| Kingdom declined rapidly under his rule |
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| Very young when father died |
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| He destroyed his grandmother Maacah's personal idol |
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| Adopted reforms-even destroyed his mother's idol |
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| Rebuked by Hanani for his alliance with Syria |
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| Got a fatal foot disease with which he died |
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| He did not recover from his defiance |
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| He inspired extensive reforms |
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| Divided the country into 12 districts-gave greater government efficiency |
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Jehoshaphat
King of Judah |
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Joined Ahab at Ramoth-Gilead
Was nearly killed in the ensuing battle |
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| His son Jehoram marries Athaliah, Ahab's daughter |
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| He was attacked from Moab-he proclaimed a fast-Prayed-enemy defeated themselves |
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Influenced strongly by Athaliah
Murdered his 6 brothers after becoming king |
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Died from a fatal bowl disease
Not buried in royal cemetery
No one regretted his death |
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| Ruled alone for only 2 years |
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| Nephew of Ahaziah of Israel |
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| Only living son of Athaliah and Jehoram |
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| He had the shortest reign of the period |
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| Killed by Jehu while visiting his uncle Joram, king of Israel |
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| Said Jeroboam II would extend the kingdom |
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Told to go to Ninevah to warn the people to repent
Fled toward Tarshish |
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Storm came and he was blamed
Thrown overboard-swallowed by a big fish |
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Went to Nineveh-preached its coming destruction
People repent-still wants the city destroyed |
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He gets angry because a worm killed a sheltering plant
Makes the book end on an unanswerable question |
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The prophet of God's justice
Was a herdsman and dresser of trees |
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| Came from the village of Tekoa in Judah |
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Went to Bethel; saw rampant social injustices
Preached about the enemies destruction
Ministry here was probably very short
Told of coming exile in 5 visions |
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| The prophet of God's love |
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| Probably witnessed the fall of Samaria |
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Told to marry Gomer who became a prostitute
Gomer had 3 children- 2 were not his
Named him titles of his messages |
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| Gomer left him for her lovers |
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| God told him to buy her back; he did with part grain and part silver |
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Prophet
Warned Rehoboam not to fight Jeroboam |
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Prophet
Told Jeroboam of coming reign when Solomon ruled
Told Jeroboam's wife of their son's coming death |
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Rebuked Asa for alliance with Syria |
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Prophet
Told Ahab of a coming 3 year drought
Showed Ahab and Baal prophets which god was the real God at the Mt. Carmel contest
Confronted Ahab in Naboth's vineyard
Was taken to heaven in a whirlwind |
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Told Naaman how to be cured of leprosy
Told of how a famine will be broken, and food will be plentiful in a day's time |
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Record of military expeditions of the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III.
Info on the battle of Karkar with Syrians
Not in Bible but mentions Ahab (king of Israel) as an ally of Syria. |
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Potsherds that have inscribed receipts for various commodities such as oil, wine, and barley probably during the reign of Jeroboam II.
Discovered in a building that was west of Omri-Ahab Palace |
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Stone monument erected by Shalmaneser III in honor of the conquering his enemies
Jehu, king of Israel, was pictured on it |
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Monument set up by king Mesha of Moab
It informs that Omri enjoyed political recognition from other countries |
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Written in Hebrew (the most remarkable seal of the Hebrews)
Belonged to minister of Jeroboam II
Roaring Lion is pictured |
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| Record of Sargon II of Assyria telling of how he conquered Samaria |
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