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Captivities of Israel and Judah

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)  When did the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah go into captivity? Why did God send them out of the land he gave them? Where did they settle after leaving their captors? Long before being taken into captivity, Israel existed as a unified kingdom under Saul (reigned from 1050 to 1010 B.C.), King David (1010 – 970) and Solomon (970 – 930). Soon after the death of Solomon, however, the Kingdom of Israel divided into two separate pieces with each possessing their own line of rulers. Ten of the tribes formed the Northern Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Israel in the Bible) […]