3.2

The Philistines were the strongest people in Canaan around 1000 B.C. (BCE)

To keep from quarreling among themselves the 12 tribes asked Samuel, a prophet, to choose a king. (I Samuel 8:1-22) Samuel warned the Israelites

against a king. Saul was chosen as king. (I

Samuel 9:1-2; 10:1, 17-25)

Saul was displeasing to God and another king was chosen. Samuel then anointed David in secret. ( I Samuel 15-16)

I Samuel 13:8-15

Saul’s Rash Vow

I Samuel 14:25-46

I Samuel 18:7-12I Samuel 15:15-35

Saul Spares King Agag

David was a famous warrior.

I Samuel 17

He killed a giant Philistine named Goliath. 6 cubits and a span (cubit =18 inches)

9ft +

I Samuel 17

King Saul put David in charge of the army but grew envious of David and plotted to kill him.

David hid until Saul and his sons were killed then David took the throne.

David drove the Philistines out and conquered other countries, building his empire.

David builds the capital in Jerusalem

Solomon took the throne after David’s death.

Solomon built the stone temple in Jerusalem that David wanted to build.

When Solomon died the country divided in to Israel and Judah.

The capital of Judah was Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem were called Jews.

After creating the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, many Israelites forgot their religion. The prophets told the Israelites to return to God’s law to create a just society.

The kingdoms of Israel and Judah felt threatened by the Assyrians and Chaldeans, who had powerful empires in southwest Asia.

The Assyrians conquered Israel and dispersed the 10 tribes throughout their empire. These Israelites lost their religion and were called the lost tribes of Israel.

The Assyrians settled around Samaria and married Israelites. Their offspring is known as the Samaritans.

The Samaritans thought God would be angry with them for taking the Israelites’ land. To appease God, they offered sacrifices and began following a form of the Israelite’s religion. Jews believed that only God accepted sacrifices from the temple at Jerusalem. They believed they were God’s only people.

The Egyptians conquered Judah in 620 B.C. The Chaldeans conquered Egypt in 605 B.C. King Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans

captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews. He sent 10,000 Jews to Babylon and appointed a new Jewish king.

In 586 B.C., the Jews revolted against the Chaldeans, and the Chaldean ruler crushed Jerusalem. The Chaldeans took the king and thousands of Jews to Babylon. This period is known as the Babylonian Captivity.